Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Jackson · 1988
Don't Let Love Slip Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 8 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.
C1-1-48987-Z1 - DMM Europadisk DMM SP1-1Variant 1 side A runout
C1-2- 48987-Z1- DMM Europadisk DMM SP1-7Variant 1 side B runout
C1-1-48987-Z1 - DMM Europadisk DMM SP1-3Variant 2 side A runout
C1-2- 48987-Z1- DMM Europadisk DMM SP1-5Variant 2 side B runout
EST 2067 A-1-1- DRunout, side A, variant 1
EST 2067 B-2-1-3 DRunout, side B, variant 1
EST 2067 A-2-1-1 DRunout, side A, variant 2
EST 2067 B-2-1-4 DRunout, side B, variant 2
C1-1-48987Side 1 Label
C1-2-48987Side 2 Label
7489871-A1Runout Side 1 Stamped
7489871-B1Runout Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Barbados | Capitol RecordsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Capitol Records 064 748987 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Capitol Records C1-48987First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Capitol Records C1-548987LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Capitol Records 064-7 48987 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | Capitol Records 64 7489871First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Capitol Records RP28-5669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Capitol Records EST 2067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records C1-548987LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records R 100455LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records C1-48987First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Capitol Records RP28-5669First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Don't Let Love Slip Away are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Barbados, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records C1-48987, released July 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C1-48987, EST 2067, 064 748987 1, 064-7 48987 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C1-1-48987-Z1 - DMM Europadisk DMM SP1-1 and C1-2- 48987-Z1- DMM Europadisk DMM SP1-7. 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.
