Vinyl pressings
by Heart · 1985
What About Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 18 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.
S-45-B-5481-99855-Z3 #1 SHRED O TML-XSide A - Etched (ᴛᴍʟ-x stamp), Variant 1
S45-B-5481-99866-Z1 #4 SHRED O TML-XSide B - Etched (ᴛᴍʟ-x stamp), Variant 1
S-45-B-5481-99855-Z2 #1 SHRED TML-M OSide A - Etched (TML-M stamp), Variant 2
S45-B-5481-99866-Z3 #1 TML-S SHRED OSide B - Etched (TML-S stamp), Variant 2
S-45-B-5481-99855-Z3 #1 SHRED TML-X ORunout side A
S45-B-5481-99866-Z1 #1 SHRED TML-X ORunout side B
S45-B-5481-99855-Z1 SHRED TML-X ORunout A etched
S45-B-5481-99855-Z1 #2 SHRED TML-X ORunout B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records CP-1518First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records CP-1518First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 006 200689First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5481First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5481First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ecuador | Capitol Records 121-0044First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Ecuador | Capitol Records 121-0044First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 006-20 0689 7 / Capitol Records 006-20 0689 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C K 060 20 0689 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 006-20 0689 7 / Capitol Records 1C 006 20 0689 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Not On Label 200689612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Europe | Capitol Records 006-20 0689 7 / Capitol Records 1 A 006-20 0689 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2006897First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-20 0689 7 / Capitol Records 1C 006 20 0689 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Germany | Capitol Records 2006897First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
43 vinyl pressings of What About Love are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1985 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Japan and more. One of them is Capitol Records B-5481, released May 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-5481, P-B-5481, SPRO-9403, SPRO-9427) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-45-B-5481-99855-Z3 #1 SHRED O TML-X and S45-B-5481-99866-Z1 #4 SHRED O TML-X. 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.
