Vinyl pressings
by Gayle Adams · 1981
Love Fever was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
A-1 ↔ PRLD-618-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FK Hi Gerry, Kevin, Gene, Angie :v)Side A Run-out
A-1 ↔ PRLD-618-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FKSide B Run-out
PRL D 618 ASSide A Label
PRL D 618 BSSide B Label
PRL-8040-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v)A-Side Runout Etching
PRL-8040-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v)B-Side Runout Etching
PRL 8040-ASA-Side Label
PRL 8040-BSB-Side Label
P RLD 618A-1ASide 1 Runout
P RLD 618B-1ASide 2 Runout
PRL D 618 ASSide 1 Label
PRL D 618 BSSide 2 Label
EDP PRLD-618-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FK Hi Gerry, Kevin, Gene, Angie :v)Side 1 Runout
EDP PRLD-618-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FKSide 2 Runout
PRL D 618 ASSide 1 Label
PRL D 618 BSSide 2 Label
PR-8040B-1B T111A-side runout
PR-8040A-1A T11B-side runout
PR-8040A-1DA-Side Runout Etching
PR-8040B-1DB-Side Runout Etching
PRL 8040 ASA-Side Label
PRL 8040 BSB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL D 618First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 052-52900 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 052-52900 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.20123First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Jupiter Records 6.13342First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records ramsh 1050 / Rams Horn Records RAMSH-1050First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Portugal | Prelude Records 1-20.007First year12" | 12" |
| 1981 | UK | Epic EPC A 13 1881First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 618First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 536First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8040First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 618First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 61812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8040-ASFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 618First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 61812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
26 vinyl pressings of Love Fever are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL D 618.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL D 618, PRL 8040, PRL D 536, PRL 8040-AS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-1 ↔ PRLD-618-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FK Hi Gerry, Kevin, Gene, Angie :v) and A-1 ↔ PRLD-618-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) FK. 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.
