Vinyl pressings
by Engelbert Humperdinck · 1976
After The Lovin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 16 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 162063-1DRunout, Side A, Variant 1
T ZSS 162064-1CRunout, Side B, Variant 1
T ZSS 162063-1CRunout, Side A, Variant 2
T ZSS 162064-1CRunout, Side B, Variant 2
ZSS162063-1E s1Runout side A, etched
ZSS162064-1E ssssRunout side B, etched
ZSS 162063Label side A
ZSS 162064Label side B
ZSS 162063-1A PRunout, side A, etched, P stamped
ZSS 162064-1ARunout, side B, etched
ZSS 162063Label side A
ZSS 162064Label side B
EMI 2537 A-1/EMI 2537 B-1Variant 1 Description
EMI 2537 A-1 M̶A̶M̶ ̶1̶5̶0̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ R 1Variant 2 runout side A stamped
EMI 2537 B-1 M̶A̶M̶ ̶1̶5̶0̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ GVariant 2 runout side B stamped
EMI 2537 A-1/EMI 2537 B-1Description
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMI-11295First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Barbados | EMI EMI 2537First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Belgium | EMI 4 C 006-98 288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Brazil | EMI EMI-4095First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Epic 8-50270First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | EMI 2 C 006-98 288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-98 288 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 288First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Greece | EMI 2J 006-98288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Guatemala | EMI 4280First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | EMI 3C 006-98288First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EFR-20123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EFR-20123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | EMI EMI 2537First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Philippines | EMI EMI-73-X-114 / EMI EMI 2537First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | EMI 10 C 006-98.288First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of After The Lovin' are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Epic 8-50270.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50270, EMI 2537, EMI-11295, 4 C 006-98 288) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ZSS 162063-1D and T ZSS 162064-1C. 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.
