Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1980
About Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
AL 36387-1HRunout, Side A - Stamped - Variant 1
BL 36387-1GRunout, Side B - Stamped - Variant 1
AL 36387-1GRunout, Side A - Stamped - Variant 2
BL 36387-1KRunout, Side B - Stamped - Variant 2
1S AL 36387-1E A8A side stamp, exc 1S, A8 etch
1S BL-36387-1F B6B side stamp, exc 1S, B6 etch
p AL 36387-1H DSide A stamped
BL 36387-1G p BSide B stamped
AL 36387Side A label
BL 36387Side B label
AL 36387-1F [T] 0 B1Side A stamped, [etched]
BL 36387-1C [1T] A7Side B stamped, [etched]
AL 36387Side A label
BL 36387Side B label
AL 36387-G/ARunout side A
BL 36387-G/ARunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237470First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138191 / Discos CBS 138.191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 84178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25AP 1862First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS S 84178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | CBS S CBS 84178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | CBS S CBS 84178 / CBS (JC 36387)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36387First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36387First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36387 / Columbia 36387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36387 / Columbia 36387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32543LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of About Love are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36387.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36387, PC 36387, S CBS 84178, SBP 237470) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 36387-1H and BL 36387-1G. 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.
