Vinyl pressings
by Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C. · 1981
Love Has Come Around was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
ES-47168-A1-AR Masterfonics Q R-7627A-Side Runout Etching
ES-47168-B1-AR Masterfonics Q R-7628B-Side Runout Etching
E-47168-AA-Side Label
E-47168-BB-Side Label
E-47168-ALabel A
E-47168-BLabel B
AS 11512-A-RE-SP MASTERFONICS SRC 1-2Stereo
AM-11512-A RE-SP MASTERFONICS SRC 1-1Mono
EM - 47168 - A1 AR Masterphonics R - 7626Mono
ES - 47168 - A1 AR Masterphonics R - 7627Stereo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Bolivia | WEA WS-9010First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | Elektra 12.088First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Elektra 12 568 / Elektra 12568First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Elektra PRO 536First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | France | Elektra 22066First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Elektra 12568First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Italy | Elektra W 12568First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Jamaica | Elektra E-47168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 12.568 / Elektra ELK.12.568First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Elektra K 12559 T / Elektra EF 90363First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Elektra K 12559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Elektra K 12559First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Elektra AS-11512-AFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | US | Elektra AS-11512First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Elektra E-47168First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Elektra AS-1153212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
| 2018 | Italy | Groovin Recordings GRWB 120212", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Love Has Come Around are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1981 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Bolivia, Brazil and more. One of them is Elektra E-47168.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-47168, AS-11512-A, AS-11512, K 12559 T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-47168-A1-AR Masterfonics Q R-7627 and ES-47168-B1-AR Masterfonics Q R-7628. 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.
