Vinyl pressings
by Erasure · 1991
Love To Hate You was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 12 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.
12 MUTE 131 A2 PR-P PAULS' DSide A variant 1
12 MUTE 131 B3 PR-P THE EXCHANGE ESide B variant 1
12 MUTE 131 A2 PR-P PAULS' P3Side A variant 2
12 MUTE 131 B3 PR-P THE EXCHANGE P3Side B variant 2
MUTE 131 A2 PAG. JONZ P2 LYN 29249 KSide A runout, etched, variant 1
MUTE-131 B2 THE EXCHANGE PAG LYNTONE LYN-29250 ESide B runout, etched, variant 1
MUTE 131 A2x PAG. JONZ I3 LYN 29249Side A runout, etched, variant 2
MUTE-131 B2x THE EXCHANGE PAG I LYNTONE LYN-29250 ESide B runout, etched, variant 2
MUTE 131 A3 A2 LYN 29249 ASide A runout, etched variant 1
MUTE-131 B2 THE EXCHANGE 2 PAG LYNTONE LYN-29250 2Side B runout, etched variant 1
MUTE 131 A3 LYN 29249Side A runout, etched variant 2
MUTE-131 B2 THE EXCHANGE 2 PAG LYNTONE LYN-29250Side B runout, etched variant 2
MUTE 131 A2$ PAG JONZ LYN 29249Runout side A
MUTE-131 B2 THE EXCHANGE PAG LYN-29250Runout side B
12 MUTE 131 A2 P.R-P PAULS' CRunout side A
12 MUTE 131 B3 PR-P THE EXCHANGE DRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Colombia | ToCo International 181071-8First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | France | Mute 85057 / Virgin 85057First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | France | Mute 95057 / Virgin 95057First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Germany | Mute INT 126.967 / Mute 12 Mute 131First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Italy | Mute LOVE 100First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1991 | Mexico | Sire PRO 623 / Warner Bros. Records PRO 623First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Mute Mute 131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Philippines | Mute Mute-002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Scandinavia | Mute Mute 131 / Mute 08-012079-00First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Scandinavia | Mute 12MUTE 131 / Mute 12 Mute 131First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1991 | Spain | Sanni Records MUTE 131 / Sanni Records Mute 131First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Spain | Sanni Records MUTE 131 / Mute Mute 131First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Spain | Sanni Records 12 MUTE 131First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Spain | Sanni Records MUTE 131 / Mute MUTE 131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | Spain | Mute Mute 131First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
33 vinyl pressings of Love To Hate You are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1991 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, US, Belgium, Germany and more. One of them is Mute 12 Mute 131, released September 9, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 Mute 131, Mute 131, 12 MUTE 131, P12 MUTE 131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 MUTE 131 A2 PR-P PAULS' D and 12 MUTE 131 B3 PR-P THE EXCHANGE E. 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.
