Vinyl pressings
by First Choice · 1977
Doctor Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 13 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.
12G 4004A TM/JRRunout A, variant 1
12G 4004B TM/JRRunout B, variant 1
p 12G 4004 A X TM/JR 1 ARunout A, variant 2
p 12G 4004 B TM/JR 1 CRunout B, variant 2
TM/JR P GM 4004 ASSide A Runout
GM 4004 BS JRSide B Runout
GM-4004 ASSide A Label
GM-4004 BSSide B Label
TM/JR P GM 4004 ASSide A Runout
GM 4004 BS JRSide B Runout
GM-4004 ASSide A Label
GM-4004 BSSide B Label
12G 4004A
12G 4004B
GKAS 31918A side label
GKAS 31919B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | Microfon Argentina S.A. 9.111First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Salsoul Records SZ-701First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Salsoul Records 12G-4004First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Salsoul Records GM-4004First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Ecuador | Salsoul Records 124-0004First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Disc'Az SG 647 / Salsoul Records SG 647First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | Salsoul Records 6.12 164First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Salsoul Records GM-4004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Salsoul Records SFL-2225First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Philips 6075 403First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Panama | Salsoul Records 12G-4004First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Peru | RCA Victor GM 4004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | US | Gold Mind Records 12G-4004First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Gold Mind Records GM-4004 / Salsoul Records GM-4004First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | Gold Mind Records 12G-4004First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 330112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 330112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 330112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Salsoul Records SG 41912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Salsoul Records SG 419 DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 13017", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RHR 13017", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Rams Horn RHR 345112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Rams Horn RHR 345112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Rams Horn RHR 345112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Suss'd Records SALSA 12 014 / Salsoul Records SALSA 12 01412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Remastered | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Loud Bit Records LB 00912" | 12" |
46 vinyl pressings of Doctor Love are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1977 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Italy, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Gold Mind Records 12G-4004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12G-4004, GM-4004, SZ 2010, SZ-701) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12G 4004A TM/JR and 12G 4004B TM/JR. 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.
