US
1983- Label and catalog number
- Prelude Records PRL D660
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Vinyl pressings
by D-Train · 1983
Keep Giving Me Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 3 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.
A-1 ↔ PRLD-584-AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE JR :v) "It's Hot As Hell" 💘Runout A Side Etching & Stamped
A-1 ↔ PRLD-584-BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ☺Runout B Side Etching & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.20229First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records TA 3497 / CBS TA 3497First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records A 3497First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D584First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL D660First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8075 AS-RE / Prelude Records PRL 8075 BSFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8075 AS-REFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records A 3497First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Prelude Records A3497First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canada | Prelude Records SPEC-1972 / Unidisc Music Inc. SPEC-197212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Prelude Records SPEC-1399 / Unidisc Music Inc. SPEC-139912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Keep Giving Me Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Germany. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D660.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D660, PRL 8075 AS-RE, PRL D584, A 3497) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.