Vinyl pressings
by Gloria Gaynor · 1978
Love Tracks was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 22 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.
PD-1-6184-AS-MW [Artisan Logo] (MR) △23945 ②Runout A, variant 1
PD-1-6184-BS-REV-24 (MR) △23945-X [Artisan Logo] ④Runout B, variant 1
PD-1-6184-AS-MW [Artisan Logo] (MR) △23945 ①Runout A, variant 2
PD-1-6184-BS-REV-24 (MR) △23945-X [Artisan Logo] (8)Runout B, variant 2
PD-1-6184-AS-SPSide A runout
PD-1-6184-BS-SPSide B runout
PD-1-6184-AS-GD [Artisan logo] K-10203 GOLSide A Runout Etched
PD-1-6184-BS-GD [Artisan logo] K-10204 GOLSide B Runout Etched
PD-1-6184 AS-CTC23 I T MASTERDISK G.K. ASide A Runout
PD-1-6184 BS-CTC I T MASTERDISK G.K. 3CSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Polydor 2391 385 / Polydor 6039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Polydor 2391 385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Polydor 2391 385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2391 385First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 38 764 7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2391 385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2391 385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2391 385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | India | Polydor 2391 385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ireland | Polydor 2391 385 / Polydor 2391-385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | Polydor 72192 / Polydor 2 391 385LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14759-60 / PolydorLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия C60—14759-60LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С60 -14759-60LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14759-60 / PolydorLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Polydor 2391 385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | West WNŞLP 150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Polydor PD-1-6184LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Polydor PD-1-6184 / Polydor 2391 385LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14759-60LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14759-60LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 C 60—14759-60LP, Album | LP, Album |
82 vinyl pressings of Love Tracks are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6184.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6184, 2391 385, MPF 1225, 2 391 385) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6184-AS-MW [Artisan Logo] (MR) △23945 ② and PD-1-6184-BS-REV-24 (MR) △23945-X [Artisan Logo] ④. 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.
