Vinyl pressings
by Debby Boone · 1977
You Light Up My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 15 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.
WBS-8455 VNY-1373-S-JW3 #1Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
WBS-8455 UCA-6889-S-JW 2 #1 [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo]Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
WBS-8455 VNY-1373-S-JW3 #1Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 2
WBS-8455 UCA-6889-S-JW 2 #1 [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo]Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 2
WBS-8455 VNY-1373-S-PI [Artisan logo] AA-side, runout, etched / 'A' stamped (variant 1)
WBS-8455 UCA-6889-S-PI [Artisan logo] BB-side, runout, etched / 'B' (variant 1)
WBS-8455 VNY-1373-S-PI [Artisan logo] A pA-side, runout, etched / 'A' stamped (variant 2)
WBS-8455 UCA-6889-S-PI [Artisan logo] A pB-side, runout, etched / 'A' stamped (variant 2)
VNY-1373-S-SF1A runout, variant 1
UCA-6889-S-SP1B runout, variant 1
VNY-1373-S-SP1 10-6-77 [Artisan Logo] 51182A runout, variant 2
UCA-6889-S-SP1 [Artisan Logo] 51206B runout, variant 2
VNY-1373-S-PRC1 1-1 P.R.C. [drum with 2 drumsticks]Runout side A, etched / [stamped], variant 1
UCA-6889-S-RPC1 1-1 P.R.C. [drum with 2 drumsticks]Runout side B, etched / [stamped], variant 1
WBS 8455 VNY-1373-S-PRC1 1-1 P.R.C. [drum with 2 drumsticks]Runout side A, etched / [stamped], variant 1
UCA-6889-S-RPC1 11-11 [drum with 2 drumsticks] P.R.C.Runout side B, etched / [stamped], variant 1
VNY-1373-S-TH1 T [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo]Runout A etched / [stamped]
UCA-6889-S-TH1 T11 T [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo]Runout B etched / [stamped]
(VNY 1373)SLabel A
(UCA 6889)SLabel B
VNY-1373-S-M1 MR △103420 [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo]Side A Runout Etched / stamped
UCA-6889-S-M1 MR △103421 [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo]Side B Runout Etched / stamped
WBS-8440 VNY-1373-S-M1 [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo] MR [circled] △103422Side A [Version 2, etched, stamped]
WBS-8446 VCA-7131-S-M1 [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo] MR [circled] △103023Side B [Version 2, etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8455First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.056First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.056First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 043 / Curb Records WB 17 043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 17043First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-229W / Curb Records P-229WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records G-1927First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8446First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records 0008446.8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 249First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 249First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17043 / Curb Records K 17043First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17043 / Curb Records K 17043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 17043 / Curb Records K 17043First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records GS 451107", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records GWB 0365 / Curb Records GWB 03657", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records GWB 0365 / Curb Records GWB 03657", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records GWB 03657", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
37 vinyl pressings of You Light Up My Life are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1977 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8455.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8455, K 17043, K17043, WB 17 043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS-8455 VNY-1373-S-JW3 #1 and WBS-8455 UCA-6889-S-JW 2 #1 [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo]. 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.
