Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1980
I Can't Let Go / Look Out For My 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.
11 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ES-46654-A-SP 1-1Side A, Etched variant 1
ES-46654-B1-SP 1-2Side B, Etched variant 1
ES-46654-A1-SP TML-S 1-1Side A, Etched variant 2
ES-46654-B-SP TML-M 1-2Side B, Etched variant 2
ES-46654-A2-AR R5667Side A, Etched
ES-46654-B3-AR R-5668-①Side B, Etched
TML-SSide A, B, Stamped
EM-46654-A-SP SRC ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ 1-2Run-out A (mono), etched (SRC ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped)
ES- 46654-A1-SP SRC ᴛᴍʟ-s 1-1Run-out A (stereo), etched (SRC ᴛᴍʟ-s stamped)
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 | Canada | Elektra E-46654First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Elektra E 46654First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Asylum Records P-611YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Asylum Records P-611YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Asylum Records E 46654First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Peru | Elektra F-ELK 0046654.0First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46654First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46654First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46654-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46654First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46654-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of I Can't Let Go / Look Out For My Love are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-46654.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-46654, E-46654-A, P-611Y, E 46654) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-46654-A-SP 1-1 and ES-46654-B1-SP 1-2. 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.
