Vinyl pressings
by Kim Carnes · 1980
More Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 15 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.
S45-500318-Z2 1-8045Side A Runout Etched Variant 1
S45-500016-Z1 2-8045Side B Runout Etched Variant 1
S45-500318-Z5• 1(sideways) TML-M ✲ ✲Side A Runout Etched Variant 2
S45-500016-Z5• TML-M 1(sideways) ✲ ✲Side B Runout Etched Variant 2
1-8045 S45-500318-Z1 TMLX OSide A Runout
2-8045 S45-500016-Z2 TMLM OSide B Runout
S500318Side A Label
S500016Side B Label
S45-500318-Z3 #2 ─◁Side A Runout Etched
S45-500016-Z3 #2 ─◁Side B Runout Etched Variant 1
S500318Side A Label
S500016Side B Label
R5590-① S-45-500318-Z8Side A Runout Etched
R5591-① S-45-500016-Z8Side B Runout Etched
S500318Side A Label
S500016Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | EMI America AMI-276First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Bolivia | EMI International BO-1307First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 006 86189First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America 8045First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | EMI America 1A 006-86189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | EMI America 2C 008-86189First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | France | EMI America SP 1115First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Special Edition · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Special Edition · Promo |
| 1980 | Guatemala | EMI America 8045First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Ireland | EMI America EA 113 (DJ)First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Italy | EMI America 3C 006-86189First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Japan | EMI America EYS-17032First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Japan | EMI America EYS-17032First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | EMI America 8443 / EMI America 33C 006-86189First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | New Zealand | EMI America F 8045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | EMI America 10C 006-086189 / Capitol Records 10C 006-086189First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of More Love are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Bolivia and more. One of them is EMI America 8045.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8045, 8069, P-8045, 12-EA 113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S45-500318-Z2 1-8045 and S45-500016-Z1 2-8045. 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.
