Vinyl pressings
by Delbert McClinton · 1980
Giving It Up For Your 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.
21 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 17 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.
0 4948 S45-97119-A F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
kl 0 4948 S45-97120 F4 (4948) MASTERED BY CAPITOLB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
0 4948 S45-97119-A F-1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
0 4948 S45-97120 F-1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
4948 S45-97119-A F-4 ─◁ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLA Runout
4948 S45-97120 F-2 #2 ─◁ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLB Runout
S97119AA Label
S97120B Label
4948 S45-97119-A F-5 ✲✲ [MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally}A-Side Runout Etching [upside down]
4948 S45-97120 F-5 ✲✲ [MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally]B-Side Runout Etching [upside down]
S97119AA-Side Label
S97120B-Side Label
CL 16180 A-1Side A, machine stamped
CL 16180 B-1Side B, machine 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 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-402First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Barbados | Capitol Records 12115First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 006 86293First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records 4948First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Colombia | Capitol Records 446-1073First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-86 293First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Guatemala | Capitol Records P-4948First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Capitol Records CL 16180First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 006 86293First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-17095First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 006-86286First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 006-86286First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F 4948First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Panama | Capitol Records P-4948First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Peru | Capitol Records 01.03.1775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of Giving It Up For Your Love are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Capitol Records 4948.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4948, PRO 9535, CL 16180, CP-402) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 4948 S45-97119-A F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and kl 0 4948 S45-97120 F4 (4948) MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
