Vinyl pressings
by Jim Photoglo · 1981
Fool In Love With You was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 11 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.
M-2487-AS-A-14S 100448Runout A 100448 mirrored
M-2487-B-5S 100643Runout B 100643 mirrored
M-2487-AS-ALabel A
M-2487-BS-BLabel B
M-2487-AS-A-10S I A1Runout A
M-2487-BS-B-1S I A3Runout B
M-2487-AS-ALabel A
M-2487-BS-BLabel B
M-2487-AS-A-12S MR △107345A runout
M-2487-BS-B-4S MR △107345XB runout
M-2487-AS-AA label
M-2487-BS-BB label
TC 2487 A-1USide A runout, stamped
TC 2487 B-1USide B runout, stamped
JA TAPE ONESide A/B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | El Salvador | 20th Century Fox Records CA-11117First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | Germany | 20th Century Fox Records FB 9688First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single |
| 1981 | Mexico | 20th Century Fox Records FX-03First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | New Zealand | 20th Century Fox Records 103808First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Panama | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Peru | 20th Century Fox Records TC 2487First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | South Africa | 20th Century Fox Records TCS 435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TC 2487First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Single |
| 1981 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1981 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records 1038087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Fool In Love With You are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, El Salvador and more. One of them is 20th Century Fox Records TC-2487.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC-2487, TC-2487-DJ, TC 2487, CA-11117) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-2487-AS-A-14S 100448 and M-2487-B-5S 100643. 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.
