Vinyl pressings
by King · 1984
Love & Pride 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.
30 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 11 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.
01-124988-2A-1 ARunout side A variant 1
01-124988-1B-1 BRunout side B variant 1
01-124988-2A-1 ARunout side A variant 2
01-124988-1B-1 ARunout side B variant 2
01-4988-1A-1 ARunout side A, variant 1
01-4988-1B-1 ARunout side B, variant 1
01-4988-1A-1 CRunout side A, variant 2
01-4988-1B-1 ARunout side A, variant 2
A-1274-A-2 JONZ ARunout side A
A-1274-B-2 soundclinic ARunout side B
TX 4988 A2 BILBO TAPE ONERunout, A-side, etched
TX 4988 B1Runout, B-side
4̶2̶7̶7̶Runout, B-side, crossed through
TA-4274 A-2 VSide A runout groove, etched
TA-4274 B-2 V sound clinicSide B runout groove, etched
TA 4274 ASide A label
TA 7274 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 3271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12112First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12112First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 3271First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12112First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 12112First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Epic 34 04917First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12-4988 / CBS A 12.4988First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS A 4988 / CBS CBSA 4988First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | CBS A4988 / CBS CBS A 4988First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ireland | CBS A 4988 / CBS A4988First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Philippines | Epic CE-EP-18038 / Epic 49 05236First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Portugal | CBS A 4988First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | UK | CBS TX 4988First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK | Brassland HW00112" | 12" |
45 vinyl pressings of Love & Pride are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1984 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 12-4988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 12-4988, A 4988, A 4274, TX 4988) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-124988-2A-1 A and 01-124988-1B-1 B. 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.
