Vinyl pressings
by L.T.D. · 1977
Something To Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
AM SP5029-P1Run-out area A-side [etched] Variant 1
AM SP5030-P3Run-out area B-side [etched] Variant 1
AM SP5029-P4Run-out area A-side [etched] Variant 2
AM SP5030-P3Run-out area B-side [etched] Variant 2
T2 A&M SP 5029-T2A Side Etched Var. 3
T1 A&M SP 5030-T2B Side Etched Var. 3
T1 A&M SP 5029-T1A Side Etched Var. 4
T1 A&M SP 5030-T4B Side Etched Var. 4
A&M SP5029-M1 (MR) △22413 (3)Runout A etched / (MR) stamped
A&M SP5030-M1 (MR) △22413-X (4)Runout B etched / (MR) stamped
SP-5029Matrix A, on label
SP-5030Matrix B, on label
AMLH 64646-A1 D A&M SP5029-M3 [MR in circle] △22413 England -W 2Runout side A, stamped/etched
AMLH 64646-B 1 D A&M SP5030-M3 D [MR in circle] △22413-X England -WRunout side B, stamped/etched
AMLH 64646-ALabel side A
AMLH 64646-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | A&M Records 8563First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | A&M Records L 36262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M-2206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4646First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Colombia | A&M Records AM 5163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64646 / A&M Records AMLH64646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records GP-2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records GP-2066First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Mexico | A&M Records SLAM-096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Mozambique | A&M Records AMLH 64646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | A&M Records AMLH 64646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Turkey | Pacific LP - 102 / Pacific 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light AKS 1056LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4646LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4646 / A&M Records SP 3148LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Something To Love are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1977 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4646.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4646, AMLH 64646, 8563, L 36262) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AM SP5029-P1 and AM SP5030-P3. 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.
