Vinyl pressings
by Linda Clifford · 1978
Runaway Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 4 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.
CMS-0138 VIL 0327V1-S JW / #5Runout Side A
CMS-0138 VIL-0324-S JW / 2 #Runout Side B
CMS-0138 VIL 0327-S JW/ #1Variant 1-Runout Side A
CMS-0138 VIL 0324-S JW/ #1Variant 1- Runout Side B
CMS-0138 VIL 0327V1-S WW1A-Side Runout Etching
CMS-0138 VIL-0324-S WW1 #2B-Side Runout Etching
(VIL0327)V1SA-Side Label
(VIL 0324)SB-Side Label
CMS-0138 VIL 0327V1-S WW1Runout Side A
CMS-0138 VIL-0324-S WW1 #3Runout Side B
(VIL0327)V1SMatrix Label Side A
(VIL 0324)SMatrix Label Side B
PRO-A-731-RR1 S-5851 JR STERLINGA & B side runout etching
S-5851A-side label
S-5852B-side label
CMS-0138 VIL-0327-V1-DJ-LW1 ✲Mono Side Runout
CMS-0138 VIL-0327-V1-S-LW1 ✲Stereo Side Runout
(VIL0327)V1Mono Side Label
(VIL0327)V1SStereo Side Label
MX 189038Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records CMS 0138 / Curtom CMS 0138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records CMS 0138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records CMS 0138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Curtom PRO-A-731First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CMS 0138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CMS 0138First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CMS 0138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CMS 0138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC 130812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC 130812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Golden Gate Records Inc. AWAY 6912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | UK | Loonacy Records LOONAR0312" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Curtom PRO-A-73112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records Inc. PROA 731COLOUR12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-130812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Unidisc SPEC-130812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Runaway Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Barbados, New Zealand. One of them is Curtom CMS 0138.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CMS 0138, PRO-A-731) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CMS-0138 VIL 0327V1-S JW / #5 and CMS-0138 VIL-0324-S JW / 2 #. 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.
