Vinyl pressings
by Fat Larry's Band · 1979
Lookin' For Love 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.
5 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
F-9587-A 1A A1 STERLING 1SRunout A
F-9587-B-/A STERLING A3 1SRunout B
1S F-9587-A-1B STERLING A4Side A (variant 2)
1S F-9587-B-1B A2 STERLINGSide B (variant 2)
062-63543-A//42835-1YRunout side A, stamped
062-63543-B//42836-1YRunout side B, stamped
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 | France | Fantasy F-5938First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Fantasy BBS 25112 / Bellaphon BBS 25112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Fantasy 1A 062-63543First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Fantasy WMOT Records F-9587First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Fantasy F-9587LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Fantasy Honey Records F-9587 / Fantasy WMOT Records F-9587First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Fantasy 504.7106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Fantasy F-9587LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Fantasy AMI 9587LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-1163LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Fantasy FAC 9587LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Fantasy LPF-8020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Fantasy F-8020LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Hispavox (50) 150 101 / Fantasy 150 101LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Lookin' For Love are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, France, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Fantasy WMOT Records F-9587.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-9587, F-5938, BBS 25112, 1A 062-63543) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F-9587-A 1A A1 STERLING 1S and F-9587-B-/A STERLING A3 1S. 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.
