Vinyl pressings
by Earth, Wind & Fire · 1979
After The Love Has Gone 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.
39 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 20 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.
T ZSS-165944-1G T1 TML-MSide A, etched, TML-M stamped
T1 ZSS-165945-1E TML-MSide B, etched, TML-M stamped
T1 ZSS-165944-1E TML-MVariant 2 Side A, etched, TML-M stamped
T1 ZSS-165945-1E TML-MVariant 2 Side B, etched, TML-M stamped
P ZSS-165944-1D TML M-XA runout, variant 1
P ZSS-165945-1C TML-SB runout, variant 1
ZSS 165944-1A TML M-XA runout, variant 2
ZSS 165945-1G TML-MB runout, variant 2
S ZSS-165944-1A TML-MRunout side A, variant 1
S ZSS-165945-1G TML-MRunout side B, variant 1
S ZSS-165944-1C TML-SRunout side A, variant 2
S ZSS-165945-1C TML-SRunout side B, variant 2
ZSP-165943-1C TML-SRunout side A
ZSS-165944-1D TML-M-X PRunout side B
ZSS 165943Label side A
ZSS 165944Label side B
S CBS 7721 A*Label A
S CBS 7721 B*Label B
CBS-S7721-A1
CBS-S7721-B1
CBS-S 8848 A1 2 VSide A
CBS 8848 B1 DSide B
S CBS 8848 ALabel Side A
S CBS 8848 BLabel Side B
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 | Argentina | Columbia 23.096First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 222553First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Brazil | CBS 34066 / CBS 5.01.101.080First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 3-11033 / ARC 3-11033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | ARC 3-11033 / Columbia 3-11033First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Chile | Discos CBS 11327First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | CBS 12159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS CBS 7721 / CBS 7721First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 7721First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 7721First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 7721 / CBS 7721First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 7721 / CBS 77217", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7721 / CBS 7721First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7721 / CBS 7721First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS CBS 7721First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA 2225537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
41 vinyl pressings of After The Love Has Gone are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Ireland, Brazil and more. One of them is ARC 3-11033, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-11033, S CBS 7721, S CBS 8848, 34066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS-165944-1G T1 TML-M and T1 ZSS-165945-1E TML-M. 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.
