UK
July 2000- Label and catalog number
- Infrared INFRA 014
- Format
- 12", Single Sided, Limited Edition, Sampler
Vinyl pressings
by J Majik · 2000
Love Is Not A Game was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2000, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Infrared INFRA 014First year12", Single Sided, Limited Edition, Sampler, White Label · Limited | 12", Single Sided, Limited Edition, Sampler, White Label · Limited |
| 2000 | UK | Infrared INFRA 014First year12", Single Sided, Limited Edition, Sampler · Limited | 12", Single Sided, Limited Edition, Sampler · Limited |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DEECT31DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT31DJ112", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT31DJ512", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT31DJ312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT3112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT31R12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | UK | Defected DFECT 31R12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2001 | Belgium | Legato Records LGT 506812" | 12" |
10 vinyl pressings of Love Is Not A Game are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2000 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in UK. One of them is Infrared INFRA 014, released July 2000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use INFRA 014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.