UK
1979- Label and catalog number
- GEM GEM 12 9
- Format
- 12", Single, Limited Edition · Green
Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Lindsay · 1979
Where Is Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Germany | RCA PB 9422 / GEM PB 9422First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-9422 / RCA PB-9422First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-9422 / RCA PB-9422First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEM 12 9First year12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEM 12 9 DFirst year12", Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEM129First year12" · Colored vinyl | 12" · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEM129First year12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEM 12 9 DFirst year12", Promo, Limited Edition, 45 RPM · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Promo, Limited Edition, 45 RPM · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEMS 9First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | GEM GEMS 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | GEM PB 94227", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Where Is Your Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Germany, Spain. One of them is GEM GEM 12 9.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEM 12 9, GEM129, GEMS 9, GEM 12 9 D) 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.