Vinyl pressings
by Freddy Fender · 1975
Secret Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
T 28907-S ③Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
T 28908 S ③Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
T 28907-S ③Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
T 28908 S ④ TIIRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
28907-S ⑩ > ssRunout side A, etched
28908-S ① sRunout side B, etched
45-28907-SLabel Side A
45-28908-SLabel Side B
p 28907-S ⑬ >Runout side A
p 28908-S ⑥Runout side B
45-28907-SLabel side A
45-28908-SLabel side B
45-28907-MLabel A
45-28907-SLabel B
28907-M ⓼ ϟDeadwax A
28907-S ⓾ > ϟDeadwax B
ABC 4085ASide A label
ABC 4085BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Dot Records K-6176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Dot Records 17585XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC DOT 16 487 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Guatemala | ABC Records DOA-17585First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Mexico | ABC Dot MI 30270First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | DOT Records NG-678 / DOT Records NG678First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Dot Records K6176First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | South Africa | ABC Dot ABCS.0025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4085First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOA-17585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOA-17585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOA-17585First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | ABC Dot DOA-17585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4085First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Young 301.01407", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Secret Love are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Dot DOA-17585.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOA-17585, ABC 4085, K-6176, 17585X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 28907-S ③ and T 28908 S ③. 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.
