Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1980
Mad 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.
36 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 22 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.
5E-510-A-7 TML-X +S-M +++∆241(2)Side 1 variant 1
5E 510-B-8 TML-M+SM+∆241-X(2) SPSide 2 variant 1
5E 510-A-8 TML-M + SLM + + ∆ 241 (2)Side 1 variant 2
5E 510-B-8 TML-M + SLM + ∆ 241 (2)Side 2 variant 2
5E-510-A-7 TML-X + SLM ++ ∆241 ARSide A etched exc. TML-X SLM stamped
5E 510-B-7 TML-X + SLM + ∆241-XSide B etched exc. TML-X SLM stamped
5E - 510 - A1 TML SSide A (ETCHED)
5E - 510 - B1 TML MSide B (ETCHED)
5E 510-A3 TML-M + SLM + △241 0-1 SM1-3Runout A variant 1
5E 510-B4 TML-X + SLM + △241-X SP 0-1 SM 1-3Runout B variant 1
5E-510A-9 TML-X + SLM + △241 (4)Runout A variant 2
5E 510-B-9 TML-S + SLM + △241-X (4)Runout B variant 2
5E-510 A-1E S1 A 2Variation 1 Side A runout
5E 510B-1D S1 A 1Variation 1 Side B runout
5E-510 A-1D S1 A 2Variation 2 Side A runout
5E 510B-1E S1 A 11Variation 2 Side B runout
5E 510A-13 TML-M + SLM + △2̶4̶1̶ 24677 (9)Runout A, variant 1
5E 510B-13 TML-X + SLM + △2̶4̶1̶-X 24677-X ④Runout B, variant 1
5E-510A-12 TML-X + SLM + △2̶4̶1̶ 24677 ⑤Runout A, variant 2
5E 510-B-13 TML-X + SLM + △2̶4̶1̶ X 24677-X (7)Runout B, variant 2
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 | Argentina | Asylum Records 208790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Asylum Records 5E-510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Asylum Records 5E-510First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Brazil | Asylum Records AS 52.210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Asylum Records 22.017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records X5E-510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records X5E-510 / Asylum Records 5E-510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Elektra LP-85002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52 210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Asylum Records 52210 / WEA Filipacchi Music 52210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Asylum Records 52 210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 52210LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 52 210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Asylum Records 52210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Asylum Records 52210LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-55102LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Asylum Records GWEA-5401 / Gamma GWEA-5401LP, Album | LP, Album |
44 vinyl pressings of Mad Love are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1980 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records 5E - 510, released February 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5E - 510, 5E-510, K52210, 208790) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5E-510-A-7 TML-X +S-M +++∆241(2) and 5E 510-B-8 TML-M+SM+∆241-X(2) SP. 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.
