Vinyl pressings
by Crown Heights Affair · 1980
You Gave Me Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 9 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
DE 803 / 2-55904 GD 6 STERLINGRunout side A (variant 1)
DE 803 2-55892 GD 5 STERLINGRunout side B (variant 1)
DE 803 / 2-55904 GD 5 STERLINGRunout side A (variant 2)
DE 803 / 2-55904 GD 5 STERLINGRunout side B (variant 2)
MK-131-A-2-1-1 PRC STERLINGA-side runout etching
MK-131-B-2-1-1 PRC STERLINGB-side runout etching
MK 131 AA-Side Label
MK 131 BB-Side Label
2-55904Label A side
2-55892Label B side
DE 803 2 55892 PRC R T (STERLING)A-side runout etching (STAMPED)
DE 803 2 55892 PRC R1-1-1 STERLINGB-side runout etching (STAMPED)
2-55904A-Side Label
2-55892B-Side Label
MERX 9 A // 1 ▽ E 420 11 12A-side runout, stamped
RC - PPA-side runout, etched
MERX 9 B // 1 ▽ E 420 11AA-side runout, stamped
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | De-Lite Records 100.8053First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Brazil | De-Lite Records 101.8182First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Finland | De-Lite Records ODE 803First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | De-Lite Records 310838 / Vogue 310838First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | France | De-Lite Records 101305 / Vogue 101305First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | De-Lite Records 0030.278First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 0930.007First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | Mercury MER 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | De-Lite Records DL 901First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | De-Lite Records VIPX-1517First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | De-Lite Records MERX 9First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | De-Lite Records MER 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | De-Lite Records MER 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | De-Lite Records MER 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | De-Lite Records DE-803First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | De-Lite Records MK-13112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | De-Lite Records MK-13112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | De-Lite Records DGR-123812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
23 vinyl pressings of You Gave Me Love are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Brazil, Finland and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DE-803.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DE-803, MK 131, MERX 9, MER 9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DE 803 / 2-55904 GD 6 STERLING and DE 803 2-55892 GD 5 STERLING. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
