Vinyl pressings
by Grace Jones · 1989
Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 8 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.
SRC V-A-15508 F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-1Side A runout
SRC V-1-15508 F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-1Side B runout
101978A/101978BSide A Label
101978C/101978DSide B Label
7PRO-79840 F-1Side A
7PRO-79840 F-2Side B
12 CL 557 A-1-1- 1 DRunout A
12 CL 557 B-1-1- 1 DRunout B
12CL 557ACentre Label A
12CL 557BCentre Label B
CL 557 A-1-1- 1 D ZRunout, stamped, side A
CL 557 B-1-1- 1 DRunout, stamped, side B
CL 557ALabel, side A
CL 557BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australasia | Capitol Records CP 2302First year7" | 7" |
| 1989 | Brazil | Capitol Records 9951 176First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1989 | Europe | Capitol Records 060-20 3549 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Europe | Capitol Records 006-20 3549 7 / Capitol Records 006 20 3549 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Capitol Records 006-20 3549 7 / Capitol Records 006 20 3549 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | France | Capitol Records 2035497First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Italy | Capitol Records 06 2035497First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Italy | Capitol Records 06 2035497First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Capitol Records 052-20 3557 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | UK | Capitol Records 12CL 557First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Capitol Records CL 557First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records V-15508First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records 7PRO-79840First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Italy | Capitol Records 14 2035576First year12" | 12" |
14 vinyl pressings of Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss) are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Italy, Australasia and more. One of them is Capitol Records V-15508.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-15508, 7PRO-79840, 12CL 557, CL 557) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC V-A-15508 F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-1 and SRC V-1-15508 F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 1-1. 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.
