Vinyl pressings
by Goldie Alexander · 1981
Show You My Love 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.
17 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 3 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.
CHDS-2521-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE [smiley face] "with A smiLe"Runout, Side A
CHDS-2521-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE [smiley face]Runout, Side B
CHDS-2521APrinted on label, Side A
CHDS-2521BPrinted on label, Side B
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr P O CP-713-SAA-Side Runout Etching
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie Jr P CP-713-SBB-Side Runout Etching
CP 713-SAA-Side Label
CP 713-SBB-Side Label
CHDS-2521-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v) "WITH A SMILE"A-Side Runout Etching
CHDS-2521-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie :v)B-Side Runout Etching
CHDS-2521AA-Side Label
CHDS-2521BB-Side Label
TI CP-713-SA-T2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JrA Side Runout
TI CP-713-SB-T2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JrB Side Runout
CP 713-SAA Side Label
CP 713-SBB Side Label
CP-713-SA MR Δ 25454 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JrSide 1 runout
CP-713-SB MR Δ 25454X MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK Herbie JrSide 2 runout
CP 713-SASide 1 label
CP 713-SBSide 2 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 | France | Mercury 6863 199First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Mercury 6010 574First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | Project Records PRJX 1 / London Records PRJX 1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Project Records PRJ 1First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS-2521First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP 713First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS-2521First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP-713First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP-713First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Arista AS 0681First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP 713First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Chaz Ro CHDS-2521First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Arista AS 0681First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP 713First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1981 | US | Arista CP-713First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Break Records 820112", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| ? | US | Roy B. Records RBM 00312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Show You My Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, France. One of them is Chaz Ro CHDS-2521.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHDS-2521, CP 713, CP-713, AS 0681) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHDS-2521-A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE [smiley face] "with A smiLe" and CHDS-2521-B MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE [smiley face]. 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.
