Vinyl pressings
by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts · 1984
I Love You Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MC-16119-MD 3 ◈-P-◈ III MASTERDISKRunout A etched (◈-P-◈ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamps)
MC-16453-MD 3 MASTERDISK ◈-P-◈ IIIRunout B etched (◈-P-◈ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamps)
MC-16119-MD4 ◈-P-◈ II MASTERDISKBoth runouts etched (◈-P-◈ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamps)
MC-16119-MD2 MASTERDISK ⧈-G-⧈ 2Both sides of the record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Liberation Records LS-1467 / Liberation Records LS 1467First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-52472First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-52472First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | Epic EPCA 4851 / Blackheart Records EPCA 4851First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Epic PRO 342 / Blackheart Records PRO 342First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Smash Records TAR 21First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Epic TA 4851First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Epic A4851First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records L33-1247First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52472First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52472First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records L33-1247First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52472First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52472 / Blackheart Records MCA-52472First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of I Love You Love are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-52472, released November 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-52472, L33-1247, TA 4851, A4851) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-16119-MD 3 ◈-P-◈ III MASTERDISK and MC-16453-MD 3 MASTERDISK ◈-P-◈ III. 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.
