Vinyl pressings
by Kellee · 1995
My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. 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 1995, 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.
MM-88414-1-A F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ωαℓℓყ S-30849Runout Side A Etched & [Stamped]
S-30850 MM88414-1-B F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ωαℓℓყRunout Side B Etched & [Stamped]
MM-88421-1-A F-1 Wally S-31437Etched A side
MM-88421-1-B F-1 L-31438 WallyEtched B side
MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped A & B sides
MM-88421-1-A F-1 Wally S-31437Etched A side
MM-88421-1-B F-1 L-31438 WallyEtched B side
MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped A & B sides
MM-88414-1-A F-1 Wally S-30849Etched A side
MM-88414-1-B F-1 Wally S-30850Etched B side
MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped A & B sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | France | CNR Music France 3006676First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Germany | Ultraphonic 1428 / EastWest 1428First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1995 | Germany | Ultraphonic PM 1483 / EastWest 1483First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1995 | Germany | Ultraphonic 0630-12895-0First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Outland Records TRIP 020First year12" | 12" |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Outland Records TRIP 018First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | UK | EastWest 0630-12895-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1995 | US | Moonshine Music MM 88414-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1995 | US | Moonshine Music MM 88421-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | US | Moonshine Music MM 88414-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1995 | US | Moonshine Music MM 88421-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1995 | US | Moonshine Music MM 88414-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1996 | Italy | High Fashion Music MS 3-30712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | Spain | CNR Music 490014312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1996 | US | Moonshine Music MM 88428-112", Single | 12", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Moonshine Music MM 88414-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of My Love are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1995 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Moonshine Music MM 88414-1, released March 14, 1995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM 88414-1, 0630-12895-0, MM 88421-1, 3006676) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MM-88414-1-A F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ωαℓℓყ S-30849 and S-30850 MM88414-1-B F-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ωαℓℓყ. 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.
