Vinyl pressings
by Leo Sayer · 1983
Have You Ever Been In Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 12 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.
LEO TV 1 A//3▽420 T 1 1 TOWNHOUSE 3Stamped Runout, Side A
LEO TV 1 B//1▽420 T 1 3 3 TOWNHOUSEStamped Runout, Side B
LEOTV 1-ALabel side A
LEOTV 1-BLabel side B
205892 A-1/83S III Made in GermanyRunout A side
205892 B-1/83S III Made in GermanyRunout B side
Leo TV.1. A. 1. DDCS JC CPRunout side A
Leo TV.1 B-1 DDCS JC CPRunout side B
LEOTV 1-ALabel side A
LEOTV 1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Chrysalis 818001-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | Chrysalis LEOTV 1 / Chrysalis LEO TV 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1456First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 38175 / Chrysalis LEO TV 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Chrysalis 818001-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Chrysalis ML 4713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1456First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1456First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Sweden | Chrysalis LEO TV 1 / Chrysalis LEOTV-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis LEOTV 1 / Chrysalis LEO TV 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Chrysalis LEOTV 1LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81635First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Chrysalis RML 53114First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC589LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of Have You Ever Been In Love are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1983 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Australia, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Chrysalis LEOTV 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LEOTV 1, RML 53114, 205 892, 818001-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LEO TV 1 A//3▽420 T 1 1 TOWNHOUSE 3 and LEO TV 1 B//1▽420 T 1 3 3 TOWNHOUSE. 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.
