Vinyl pressings
by Jeff Perry · 1975
Love Don't Come No Stronger was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2172-S-RE ② MR △97818 STERLING RLRun out groove side A
2150S-RE2-REPL MR J. Rodriguez △97473-XRun out groove side B
2172-SLabel—side A
2150-SLabel—side B
2172-RE-SRun Out Groove Etching Side A
2150-RE-S-2Run Out Groove Etching Side B
STERLING · RL [etched]Run Out Groove - machine stamped mastering info.—Side A
STERLINGRun Out Groove - machine stamped mastering info.—Side B
2149-SRE-1-1-1 [PRC]Run Out Groove Etching, [stamped] Side A
2150-SRE-1-1-1 [PRC]Run Out Groove Etching, [stamped] Side B
2149-SLabel—Side A
2150-SLabel—Side B
2172 RES-I-I STERLING RLRun Out Groove Side A
2150-SRE-I-I-I PRCRun Out Groove Side B
2172-SLabel—Side A
2150-SLabel—Side B
2172-RE-SRun Out Groove Etching Side A
2150-RE-S-2Run Out Groove Etching Side B
STERLINGRun Out Groove - machine stamped mastering info.—Side A
STERLINGRun Out Groove - machine stamped mastering info.—Side B
2172-RESA Side
2172-REB Side
STERLING / RLA & B Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | France | Arista 2C 010-96.931First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0133First year7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS-0133First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS-0133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0133First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0133First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0133First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS-0133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0133First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0133First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Arista AS 0133First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Arista ARISTA 517", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Arista ARISTA 517", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Arista AS-01337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Love Don't Come No Stronger are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, France. One of them is Arista AS-0133, released August 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-0133, AS 0133, 2C 010-96.931) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2172-S-RE ② MR △97818 STERLING RL and 2150S-RE2-REPL MR J. Rodriguez △97473-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.
