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Vinyl pressings

Your Love Gotta Hold On Me

by Dennis Brown · 1983

16 pressings3 countriesReggaeReggae

Your Love Gotta Hold On Me 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Your Love Gotta Hold On Me

3 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.

US

1983
Label and catalog number
Joe Gibbs Music JGM-8175
Format
12", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

JGM B - 8175 - 'A' SJK - SSSide A runout

JGM B - 8175 - 'B' SJK - SSSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983UKJoe Gibbs Music JGM 8175First year12"12"
1983UKJoe Gibbs Music 7 JGM-8175First year7"7"
1983USJoe Gibbs Music JGM-8175First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1990s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1999JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", Reissue, 45 RPM7", Reissue, 45 RPM
1999JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", Reissue, 45 RPM7", Reissue, 45 RPM
1999JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", Reissue, 45 RPM7", Reissue, 45 RPM
1999JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
1999JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress
1999JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", 45 RPM, Misprint, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Misprint, Reissue
1999JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Repress7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Repress
1999JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", Repress7", Repress
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaJoe Gibbs Ultra Sound7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaJoe Gibbs Ultra Sound7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaJoe Gibbs Ultra Sound7"7"
?JamaicaJoe Gibbs Ultra Sound7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
?JamaicaJoe Gibbs Record Globe7", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress

Tracklist

  1. AYour Love Gotta Hold On Me4:32
  2. BOh Girl4:04

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Your Love Gotta Hold On Me are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Your Love Gotta Hold On Me are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1983 and 1999.

When was Your Love Gotta Hold On Me first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK. One of them is Joe Gibbs Music JGM-8175.

How do I tell if my copy of Your Love Gotta Hold On Me is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JGM-8175, JGM 8175, 7 JGM-8175) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JGM B - 8175 - 'A' SJK - SS and JGM B - 8175 - 'B' SJK - SS. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Your Love Gotta Hold On Me on vinyl worth?

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.

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