Vinyl pressings
by Gallagher & Lyle · 1977
Love On The Airwaves 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.
13 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
AMLH·64620·A2Side-A runout stamped variant 1
AMLH·64620·B2Side-B runout stamped variant 1
AMLH 64620 A3 BSide-A runout stamped variant 2
AMLH·64620·B2 ASide-B runout stamped variant 2
AM-SP-4977 M.4Side 1 etched
AM-SP4978- M.4Side 2 etched
A&M SP4977-M2 [MR] Δ 21907 Terre HauteVariant 2, Side 1, runout
A&M SP4978-M3 [MR] Δ 21907-X(3) Terre HauteVariant 2, Side 2, runout
A&MSP-4977-M3 MR Pittman Δ21907(5)Side 1 etched except MR stamped in circle
A&MSP-4978-M2 MR Pittman Δ21907-X(2)Side 2 etched except MR stamped inside a circle
A&M SP4977-M2 (MR) ⊲ 21907 Canada 6ESide A runout
A&M SP4978- M-5 (MR) ⊲ 21907-X Canada 6ESide B runout
SP 4977Side A label
SP 4978Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | A&M Records L-36,129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4620First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | A&M Records 28 334 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | A&M Records 28334 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 36129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 64620First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | A&M Records SP-4620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | A&M Records SP 4620First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | A&M Records SP 4620First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Venezuela | A&M Records AMS-5003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50497LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64620 DJLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Love On The Airwaves are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1977 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64620, released January 7, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64620, SP-4620, SP 4620, L-36,129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH·64620·A2 and AMLH·64620·B2. 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.
