Vinyl pressings
by Haircut One Hundred · 1982
Love Plus One was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
CLIP 122 A // 2 ▽ 420 H TOWN HOUSE 1 1 4Side A stamped Variant 1
REGIMENTALSide A etched Variant 1
CLIP 122 B // 2 ▽ 420 H 1 1 TOWN HOUSESide B stamped Variant 1
CLIP 122 A // 1 ▽ 420 H TOWN HOUSE 1 1 3Side A stamped Variant 2
REGIMENTAL CLIP-2 A-2 TOWN HOUSE DAMONT pRunout side A
WHO'S AT THE HELM ? CLIP-2 B-2 TOWN HOUSE DAMONT yRunout side B
CLIP 2-ALabel side A
CLIP 2-BLabel side B
CLIP 2 A//1▽E TH TOWN HOUSE 2 TERRY'S IN THE CUPBOARD REGIMENTALRunout, side A - variant 1
CLIP 2 B//5▽420 H 1 1 3 TOWN HOUSE 1 WHO'S AT THE HELM?Runout, side B - variant 1
CLIP 2 A//1▽E TH 11 21 TOWNHOUSE TERRY'S IN THE CUPBOARD REGIMENTALRunout, side A - variant 2
CLIP 2 B//5▽420 H 11 15 TOWN HOUSE WHO'S AT THE HELM?Runout, side B - variant 2
CLIP 2 A-2 TOWN HOUSE DAMONT REGIMENTALA-side runout
CLIP 2 B-2 TOWN HOUSE DAMONT WHO'S AT THE HELM?B-side runout
CLIP 2-AA-side label
CLIP 2-BB-side label
CLIP 2 A//2▽E TH TOWN HOUSE REGIMENTALSide A runout, variant 1
CLIP 2 B//5▽420 H TOWN HOUSE WHO'S AT THE HELM?Side B runout, variant 1
CLIP 2 A // 1 ▽ ETH 1 1 TOWN HOUSE 2 9 REGIMENTALSide A runout, variant 2
CLIP 2 B // 5 ▽ 420 H 1 3 TOWN HOUSE 6 WHO'S AT THE HELM?Side B runout, variant 2
CLIP 2 A//2▽E TH TOWN HOUSE REGIMENTALSide A runout
CLIP 2 B//5▽420 H TOWN HOUSE WHO'S AT THE HELM?Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Arista K-8656 / Arista CLIP 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Brazil | Arista 6198580First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Colombia | Arista 18(0941)00011First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Colombia | Arista 18(0941)00011First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Colombia | Arista 18(0941)00011First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Europe | Arista 104 024 / Arista 104 024-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | France | Arista 104 024First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | France | Arista 600 520First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Ireland | Arista CLIP 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Mexico | Arista S-736First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Arista 104 024First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Arista ATA 735First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Arista CLIP 122First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Arista ARI 8206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | South Africa | Arista AAJ 1140First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
35 vinyl pressings of Love Plus One are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Arista CLIP 122, released February 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLIP 122, CLIP 2, AS 0672, K-8656) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLIP 122 A // 2 ▽ 420 H TOWN HOUSE 1 1 4 and REGIMENTAL. 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.
