Vinyl pressings
by Lisa Stansfield · 1992
Set Your Loving Free was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1992, 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.
205 G-1310 A-1Runout side A, stamped
205 G-1310 B-1Runout side B, stamped
S 74 321 100 587 ALabel side A
S 74 321 100 587 BLabel side B
S 74 321 100 587 A-01-01-Runout side A, stamped
S 74 321 100 587 B-01-01Runout side B, stamped
S 74 321 100 587 A-01-01-
S 74 321 100 587 B-01-01
LOVING-5-A1 Stu.Side A
LOVING-5-B1Side AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Arista 74321-10058-7 / BMG 74321-10058-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Germany | Arista 74321-10095-1 / Arista 74321 100951First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1992 | Spain | Arista 74321 10058-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1992 | Spain | Arista 3A 74321100951First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1992 | UK | Arista LOVING 5First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | UK | Arista LOVING 6First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | UK | Arista 74321-10058-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1992 | UK | Arista 74321 10058-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1992 | UK | Arista 74321 10058 1 / Arista 743221-10058-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1992 | UK | Arista 74321-10058-7 / BMG Records (UK) Ltd. 74321-10058-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Costa Rica | Arista 8101259212", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Set Your Loving Free are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in Europe, UK, Germany, Spain. One of them is Arista 74321-10058-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 74321-10058-7, 74321 10058 1, 74321 10058-7, LOVING 5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 205 G-1310 A-1 and 205 G-1310 B-1. 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.
