Vinyl pressings
by Joyce Sims · 1987
Lifetime Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SLX-0024-X EDP NII. SFI SMI HOWIE RULES !! MASTERDISK DMM HWRunout side X, etched
SLX-0024-Y MASTERDISK DMM HW EDP NII SFI SMIRunout side Y, etched
SLX-0024XLabel side X
SLX-24YLabel side Y
LX-24XAA
LX-24YBB
SP LX24-XA-1 MASTERDISK 1-1Variation 2
RC "within an S" LX-24-YB-1 MASTERDISKVariation 2
LX-24XAA
LX-24YBB
LONX 137 A//1∇420 R 1 1Side A stamped
LONX 137 B//1∇420 R 1 2Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | TELDEC 6.20778First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | London Records 6.14868 / London Records 6.14868 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Germany | London Records 6.20778 AEFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Netherlands | London Records 886 167-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Netherlands | London Records 886 167-7First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | London Records LONNX 137First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | UK | London Records LONX 137First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Sleeping Bag Records LON 137First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | London Records LONX 137First year12", Advance, Single, Stereo | 12", Advance, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Sleeping Bag Records LON 137First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Sleeping Bag Records SLX-0024 / Sleeping Bag Records SLX-24First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | Sleeping Bag Records SLX-0024First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Sleeping Bag Records LX-24First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | Sleeping Bag Records LX-24First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Sleeping Bag Records SLX 2412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
16 vinyl pressings of Lifetime Love are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Sleeping Bag Records SLX-0024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLX-0024, LX-24, LONNX 137, LONX 137) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLX-0024-X EDP NII. SFI SMI HOWIE RULES !! MASTERDISK DMM HW and SLX-0024-Y MASTERDISK DMM HW EDP NII SFI SMI. 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.
