Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1989
Love's About To Change My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 7 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.
STDM-57434-57431-1- 1-1 HIT FACTORY ₵ SRC-logoRunout side A, etched [stamped - SRC-logo]
STDM-57488-57489-57432-1 1-1 SRC-logoRunout side B, etched [stamped - SRC-logo]
ST-DM-57434/57431-SPLabel side A
ST-DM-57488/57489/57432-SPLabel side B
U 7494 (T) A1 SAM 561 A1 PR-PSide 1 runouts, etched
U 7494 (T) SAM 561 B1 PR-PSide 2 runouts, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | WEA 7-257494First year7" | 7" |
| 1989 | Australia | WEA 0.257493First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 257 493-0 / Warner Bros. Records U 7494TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Mexico | WEA PRO - 393First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 1.125First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records U 7494 (T) / Warner Bros. Records U7494TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records U 7494 (TX) / Warner Bros. Records U7494 TXFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records U7494 / Warner Bros. Records 229 257 494-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records SAM 561First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records U 7494 / Warner Bros. Records 257494-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records U7494 / Warner Bros. Records U 7494First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 257 493-0 / Warner Bros. Records U 7494TFirst year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | US | Atlantic 0-86309First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Atlantic DMD 1382First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Atlantic 7-88840First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Love's About To Change My Heart are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Europe, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 0-86309.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-86309, 7-88840, DMD 1382, U 7494 (T)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STDM-57434-57431-1- 1-1 HIT FACTORY ₵ SRC-logo and STDM-57488-57489-57432-1 1-1 SRC-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.
