Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Alimantado · 1979
Kings Bread (Jah Love Forever) was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
DSR 7961 B DT Dr Alimantado Jah Love ForeverRunout A, variant 1
DSR 7962 B DT Dr Alimantado LP Jah Love ForeverRunout B, variant 1
D.S.R. 7961. B. D.T. DR ALimAntADO JAH LOVE FOREVERRunout A etched, variant 2
D.S.R. 7962 . B . D.T.DR ALimAntADO. LPRunout B etched, variant 2
DSR 7961 B DT Dr Alimantado Jah Love Forever
DSR 7962 B DT Dr Alimantado LP Jah Love Forever
KEV "JAH LOVE" A2U EGSide A runout
KEV "JAH LOVE" B2U EGSide B runout
KEV "JAH LOVE" A2W EG---Side A, variant 2
"JAH LOVE" B2W EG---Side B, variant 2
KEV "JAH LOVE" A2U EGSide A runout
KEV "JAH LOVE" B2U EGSide B runout
Jah Love Forever A20 EG
Jah Love Forever B20 EG
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Jamaica | Ital SoundsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Ital SoundsFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Ital Sounds ISDA 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Ital Sounds ISDA 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Ital SoundsFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Ital SoundsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Ital Sounds ISDA 5000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Edigsa 13L0103- 5 / Isda Records 13L0103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Ital SoundsLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Ital SoundsLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Ital Sounds ISDA 5001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Kings Bread (Jah Love Forever) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Jamaica, UK. One of them is Ital Sounds.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ISDA 5000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSR 7961 B DT Dr Alimantado Jah Love Forever and DSR 7962 B DT Dr Alimantado LP Jah Love Forever. 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.
