Vinyl pressings
by Joyce Kennedy · 1984
The Last Time I Made 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.
13 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 8 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.
NL 19-9801-1A-1 4Runout side A, variant 1
NL 19-9801-1B-1 4Runout side B, variant 1
NL 19-9801-1A-1 ARunout side A, variant 2
NL 19-9801-1B-1 ARunout side B, variant 2
I A1 A+M 02656A-RCA2A-Side Runout Etching
I A1 A+M 02656B-RCA1B-Side Runout Etching
AM-02656-ALabel Side A
AM-02-656-BLabel Side B
AM-02656-AA Side Label
AM-02656-BB Side Label
AM-02656-A-PIA Side Label
AM-02656-B-PEB Side Label
A&M-02656A-@2 G1Side A runout etched
A&M-02656B-@2 G1Side B runout etched
AM-02656-AA Side Label
AM-02656-BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | A&M Records K-9508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Barbados | A&M Records AM-2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Brazil | A&M Records 47.084First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | A&M Records AM-2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | A&M Records AM-2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 9801First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | A&M Records K 9508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | A&M Records AM-2656First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | A&M Records AM 2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | A&M Records AM-2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | A&M Records AM-2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | A&M Records AM-2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | A&M Records AMP-2067", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records AM-86597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of The Last Time I Made Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, US, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 9801.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 9801, AM-2656, AM 2656, K-9508) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NL 19-9801-1A-1 4 and NL 19-9801-1B-1 4. 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.
