Vinyl pressings
by Gene Loves Jezebel · 1987
The Motion Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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.
* BEG-192.A-1 * DAMONT A JASide A runout, variant 1
* BEG-192.B-1 * 1MT. DAMONT BSide B runout, variant 1
* GLJ-2.A-1 * MT.1 DAMONT F JASide C runout, variant 1
* GLJ-2.B-1 * MT.1 DAMONT B JASide D runout, variant 1
✳ BEG-192·A-1 ✳ DAMONT JASide A runout
✳ BEG-192·B-1 ✳ ⥛MT. DAMONTSide B runout
0-20744-A-SH1 B-28990-SH1-DMM △18104 1-1 PRECISIONSide A runout
0-20744-B-SH1 B-28991-SH1-DMM △18104-X PRECISION 2-1Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo JEZ 1 / Beggars Banquet JEZ 1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo SOV 2406 / Beggars Banquet SOV 2406First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Spain | La General 04.3125First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Spain | Fonomusic 03.3125 / La General 03.3125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 192TDFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 192First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 192TFirst year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | Beggars Banquet BEG 192 DFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 0-20744 / Geffen Records 9 20744-0First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 7-28183First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 7-28183 / Geffen Records 9 28183-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 0-20744 / Geffen Records 9 20744-0First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Japan | Victor VIPX-1879First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of The Motion Of Love are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK & Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEG 192 D.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEG 192 D, BEG 192TD, BEG 192, BEG 192T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, * BEG-192.A-1 * DAMONT A JA and * BEG-192.B-1 * 1MT. DAMONT B. 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.
