UK
1979- Label and catalog number
- MCA Records MCA 597
- Format
- 7", Single, 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
MCA.597-A.1 Λ BILBOSide A runout
MCA.597-B-1 Λ BILBO. TA1PESide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Debbie Jacobs · 1979
High On Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MCA.597-A.1 Λ BILBOSide A runout
MCA.597-B-1 Λ BILBO. TA1PESide B runout
MC 9595E W2 ◎—∈—◎Runout side A
MC 9596E W2 ◎—∈—◎Runout side B
MC 9595ELabel side A
MC 9596ELabel side B
MC 9595E W2 ⧈-G-⧈ MCA-41167-ASide A, etched runout
MC 9596E W2 MCA-41167-B ⧈-G-⧈Side B, etched runout
(MC9595E)Side A, label
(MC9596E)Side B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 41167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-41167First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | MCA Records MCAN 41167First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCA 597First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA 41167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-41167First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 101 809 / MCA Records 101 809-1007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | MCA Records 101.5357" | 7" |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | MCA Records 41167 / MCA Records MCA 411677", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | MCA Records PD 18017", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-41167 / MK Productions MCA-411677", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-41167 / MK Productions MCA-411677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of High On Your Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA 597.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA 597, MCA 41167, MCA-41167, MCAN 41167) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA.597-A.1 Λ BILBO and MCA.597-B-1 Λ BILBO. TA1PE. 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.