Vinyl pressings
by Eumir Deodato · 1978
Love Island was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 14 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.
BSK-1-3132-RE 2 LW-2• MASTERDISK RL ✲Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3132-RE-2 LW-1• MASTERDISK RL ✲Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3132 RE 2 LW7• ⥛ ✲Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3132-RE- 2 LW-1• ⥛ MASTERDISK RL ✲Side B runout, variant 2
BSK-1(-BSK-2)-3132-RE-2-WWI#2 GD WG [MASTERDISK]A runout
BSK-2-3132-RE-2-WWI#2 -------◁ [MASTERDISK] GDB runout
BSK-1-3132-RE-1 WW-1 # ̶̷̶𝟥̶̷̶̶̶̷̶ 2 TML-M ―◁Etched/Stamped, Runout Side A
BSK-2-3132-RE-1 WW-1 ―◁ TML-MEtched/Stamped, Runout Side B
BSK-1-3132-RE-1 JW-1² #1 TML-M ()Side I runout etched, TML-M/() stamped
BSK-2-3132-RE-1 JW-2 #1 TML-s ()Side runout etched, TML-S/() stamped
BSK-1-3132-RE-1Side A Etching
LW-1• 2 TML-MSide A Pressing Plant Etching
BSK-2-3132-RE-1Side B Etching
LW-2• TML-S 3Side B Pressing Plant Etching
BSK-1-3132-RE-2 JW5 #2 J.G. MASTERDISK l 0Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3132-RE-2 JW 1 #1 MASTERDISK l RL 0Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3132-RE2-JW5 #2 J.G. MASTERDISK 0Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3132-RE 2 JW 1 #2 MASTERDISK RL 0Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56.414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56.414LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 414 / Warner Bros. Records BSK-3132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10450WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10450WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records GWEA-5289 / Gamma GWEA-5289First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56414 / Warner Bros. Records BSK-3132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 90.017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 90.017First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56416 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6464WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5289LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 81227 3621-1 / Warner Jazz 81227 3621-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1490LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1490LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 8122 73621 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 414 / Warner Bros. Records BSK-3132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-5289LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Stereophonic AKS 1217 / SH 1217LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3132LP, Album | LP, Album |
35 vinyl pressings of Love Island are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Brazil, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3132.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3132, K 56416, 36.058, 56.414) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3132-RE 2 LW-2• MASTERDISK RL ✲ and BSK-2-3132-RE-2 LW-1• MASTERDISK RL ✲. 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.
