Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1975
Love To Love You Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
OC-401-A-RE1 BEST 11-14-75 A2Runout, Etched, Side A
OC-401-B-RE1 BEST 11-14-75 A2Runout, Etched, Side B
401-A-RE1Label, Side A
401-B-RE1Label, Side B
OC-401-A-RE1 AZ R4886-RERunout, Etched, Side AA
OC-401-B-RE1 AZ R4887 RERunout, Etched, Side BB
401-A-RE1Label, Side A
401-B-RE1Label, Side B
OC-401-A-RE-1 AZ K-10803Runout, Side AA, Etched
OC-401-B-RE-1 AZ K-10804Runout, Side BB, Etched
T OC-401-AS-1 AZ CB RE1 T111Runout, Side A, Etched
T OC-401-B-1 AZ CB RE1 T111Runout, Side B, Etched
OC-401-A-RE1-1-1 AZ PRCA side runout etched
OC-401-B-RE1-1-1 AZ PRCB side runout etched
401-A-RE 1A side label
401-B-RE 1B side label
OC-401-A-RE1-1A p AZA side runout etched
OC-401-B-RE1 p AZB side runout etched
401-A-RE 1A side label
401-B-RE 1B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Oasis OC - 401First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 10.693 / Atlantic 10693First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 10.693 / Atlantic 10693First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 10693 / Atlantic N° 10.693First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 10693 / Atlantic N° 10.693First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Dynamic Sounds D 93First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Turkey | Max 052First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Oasis OC 401First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Oasis OC 401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Oasis OC 401First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Oasis OC 4017", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Oasis OC 401First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Oasis OC 401First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Oasis OC 401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Oasis OC 401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Casablanca CANX 1014 DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Casablanca CANX 1014 / Casablanca 811 047-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Casablanca CAN 1014 / Phonogram 811046-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Imsa Records 3347", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | US | Casablanca OC 4017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of Love To Love You Baby are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1975 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Brazil, France, Jamaica and more. One of them is Oasis OC 401, released November 14, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OC 401, OC - 401, 10.693, 10693) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OC-401-A-RE1 BEST 11-14-75 A2 and OC-401-B-RE1 BEST 11-14-75 A2. 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.
