Vinyl pressings
by Ferrari · 1976
Sweet Love 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.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
NG 2084-A// 27757-2-YRunout side A, variant 1
NG 2084-B// 27358-1-YRunout side B, variant 1
NG 2084-A// 27757-2-Y 10 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
NG 2084-B// 27358-1-Y 20 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
NG 2084-A// 27757-2-YRunout side A
NG 2084-B// 27358-1-YRunout side B
NG 2084-ALabel side A
NG 2084-BLabel side B
NG 2084-A// 27757-2-Y 22 1 1Runout side A
NG 2084-B// 27358-1-Y 6 1 1Runout side B
NG 2084-ALabel side A
NG 2084-BLabel side B
97644-A 4C006-17407-A FPSide A runout
97644-B FP 4C006-17407-BSide B runout
97 644 A - 1Runout side A, stamped
97 644 B - 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Belgium | Best Seller 4C006-97644 / Palette 4C006-97644First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Germany | Emidisc 006 EMD 97 644 / Music For Pleasure 006 EMD 97 644First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Emidisc 006 EMD 97 6447", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1976 | Germany | Emidisc 006 EMD 97 892 / Music For Pleasure 006 EMD 97 892First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Negram NG 2084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Negram NG 2084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Negram NG 2084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Negram NG 2084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3539First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | EMI 8E 006-97 644First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | EMI 1 J 006-97644First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMI-11171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Best Seller 4C006-976447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Sweet Love are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, New Zealand and more. One of them is Negram NG 2084.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NG 2084, 4C006-97644, 006 EMD 97 644, 006 EMD 97 892) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NG 2084-A// 27757-2-Y and NG 2084-B// 27358-1-Y. 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.
