Vinyl pressings
by Joe Simon · 1972
Power Of Love / The Mirror Don't Lie was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, 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.
SPR 128A31123- PRRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
SPR 128B-1 (1124) 11-1 PRRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
SPR 128A-1(1123) PRRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
SPR 128B-3 (1124) 1-1 PRRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
SPR 128 A-1 (1123)#1 IAMA-Side Runout Etching
SPR128B-1(1124) #2B-Side Runout Etching
(1123) SPR-128-AA-Side Label
(1124) SPR-128-BB-Side Label
SPR 128A (1123) (1) (MR) ∆88814Runout, side A
SPR 128B-1 (1124) (1) (MR) ∆88814-XRunout, side B
(1123) 2066 226Label matrix, side A
(1124) 2066 226Label matrix, side B
SPR 128A (1123) 2 MR ∆88814Runout A
SPR 128B-1 (1124) 1 MR ∆88814-XRunout B
SPR-128-A (1123)Label A
SPR-128-B (1124)Label B
SPR128-2 (1123)A-Side Runout Etching
SPR 128A (1123) S-2 IAMB-Side Runout Etching
(1123) SPR-128-AA-Side Label
(1123) SPR-128-ASB-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Spring Records SPR 128First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Spring Records SPR 128First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Spring Records SPR 128-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Greece | Not On Label 2066251First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Polydor 2066 226First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Spain | Polydor 20 66 226First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR 128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR 128First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR 128First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR 128First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Spring Records SPR 128 / Spring Records 2066 226First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1972 | UK | Mojo 2093-023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Power Of Love / The Mirror Don't Lie are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Spring Records SPR 128.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPR 128, 2093-023, 2066251, 2066 226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPR 128A31123- PR and SPR 128B-1 (1124) 11-1 PR. 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.
