Vinyl pressings
by Dan Fogelberg · 1984
The Language Of Love / Windows And Walls was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 8 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.
P ZSS-169538-1A STERLING VRunout side A variant 1
P ZSS-169539-1B STERLING VRunout side B variant 1
P ZSS-169538-1H STERLING ARunout side A etched, Sterling stamped, variant 2
P ZSS-169539-1B STERLING ARunout side B etched, Sterling stamped, variant 2
ZSS-169538-1D [STERLING] G2Side A Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS-169539-1C [STERLING] G2Side B Runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 169538Side A Label
ZSS 169539Side B Label
ZSS 169538Side A Label
ZSS 169539Side B Label
ZSS-169538-1D STERLING G2
ZSS-169539-1C STERLING G2
XSM 171561 1ASide A Runout
XSM 171561 1ASide B Runout
P ZSS-169538-1HSide A
P ZSS- 169538-1HSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ES 932First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | Epic ES932First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Epic 34 04314First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPCA 4237 / Epic A-4237First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Epic 07-5P-273 / Full Moon 07-5P-273First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Japan | Epic 07-5P-273 / Full Moon 07-5P-273First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Epic ES 932First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | South Africa | Epic EN 5584First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Epic A4237First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Epic A4237First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Epic EPCA 4237First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Epic AS 1812 / Full Moon AS 1812First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Epic 34-04314 / Full Moon 34-04314First year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia AV-27", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1984 | US | Epic 34-043147", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
18 vinyl pressings of The Language Of Love / Windows And Walls are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 34-04314, released January 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 34-04314, AS 1812, A4237, EPCA 4237) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZSS-169538-1A STERLING V and P ZSS-169539-1B STERLING V. 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.
