UK
1990- Label and catalog number
- More Protein PROT 6-12
- Format
- 12"
- Runout / matrix
PROT 6-12-ASide A label
PROT 6-12-BSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by Eve Gallagher · 1990
Love Come Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year. 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.
PROT 6-12-ASide A label
PROT 6-12-BSide B label
PROTX 612 A-2U-1-1 DSide A stamped
PROTX 612 B-2U-1-1 DSide AA stamped
PROTX 6-12-ALabel side A
PROTX 6-12-AALabel side AA
PROT 6 A-2U-1 DRunout stamped side A
PROT 6 B-2U-1- DRunout stamped side B
PROT 6-ALabel side A
PROT 6-BLabel side B
D PROT 6 A-2U-1-X QISide A
PROT 6 B-2U-1-X QI DSide B
PROT 612 A-3U-1-1A side runout
PROT 612 B-2U-1-1B side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | More Protein PROT 6-12First year12" | 12" |
| 1990 | UK | More Protein PROTX 612 / More Protein 613 893First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | More Protein PROT 612DJ / More Protein PROT 6-12First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | More Protein PROT 6 / More Protein 113 843First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | More Protein PROT 6 / More Protein 113 843First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK | More Protein PROTDJ 14-12 / More Protein PROT DJ 141212" | 12" |
| 1991 | UK | More Protein PROT 14-1212", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1991 | UK | More Protein PROT 147" | 7" |
| 1995 | France | Panic Records 577 441-112", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Germany | Club Tools 006160-0 CLU12" | 12" |
| 1995 | Italy | Dig It International DMX 1028912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Royal Records 200243412" | 12" |
| 1995 | US | Radikal Records RU1503012" | 12" |
| 1995 | UK | Cleveland City CLE 1302812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Love Come Down are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1990 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK. One of them is More Protein PROT 6-12.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PROT 6-12, PROTX 612, PROT 6, PROT 612DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PROT 6-12-A and PROT 6-12-B. 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.