Vinyl pressings
by Isaac Hayes · 1978
For The Sake Of Love 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.
23 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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-1-6164-AS PW STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
PD-1-6164-BS PW STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
PD-1-6164-ASA-Side Label
PD-1-6164-BSB-Side Label
PD-1-6164-AS- MR MW △23837 ②Side A runout
PD-1-6164-BS MR △23837-X MW ①Side B runout
PD-1-6164-ASide A label
PD-1-6164-BSide B label
PD-1-6164-AS NAMI STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
PD-1-6164-BS NAMI STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
PD-1-6164-ASA-Side Label
PD-1-6164-BSB-Side Label
PD-1-6164-AS-1-1-11Scratched on runout groove Side 1
PD-1-6164-BS-1-11-1Scratched on runout groove Side 2
STERLINGStamped on both sides
PD-1-6164-ASA-Side Label
PD-1-6164-AS 1 PRCW-1 CMP STERLINGSide A runout
PD-1-6164-BS-1 PRCW-1 CMP STERLINGSide B runout
PD-1-6164-ASide A label
PD-1-6164-BSide B label
PD-1-6164-AS SP 1-1 SP STERLINGSide A
PD-1-6164-BS SP STERLINGSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Polydor 2480 475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2417 326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2480 475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | India | Polydor 2417 326First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Polydor 2480 475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | Polydor 2480 475 / Polydor 2 480 475First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | Polydor 2480 475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Polydor 24 80 475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2480 475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2480 475 / Polydor PD-1-6164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6164 / Polydor 2480 475First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6164 / Polydor 2480 475First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Polydor PD-1-6164First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Polydor PD-1-6164LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
27 vinyl pressings of For The Sake Of Love are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6164.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6164, 2480 475, MPF 1221, 2417 326) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6164-AS PW STERLING and PD-1-6164-BS PW STERLING. 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.
