Vinyl pressings
by Liverpool Express · 1976
You Are My Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
K.16743.A2 ∴ GSide A Stamped Run-out
K.16743.B2 ∴Side B Stamped Run-out
A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A Etched Run-out
MASTERROOMSide B Etched Run-out
K 16743 A1Side A runout, stamped. Variation 1
A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, etched. Variation 1 & 2
K 16743 B2Side B runout, stamped. Variation 1 & 2
MASTERROOMSide B runout, etched. Variation 1 & 2
K 16743 A2Side A runout, stamped
A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, etched
K 16743 B2Side B runout, stamped
MASTERROOMSide B runout, etched
K.16743.A2Side A runout, stamped
A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout, etched
K.16743.B2Side B runout, stamped
MASTERROOMSide B runout, etched
K.16743.A2Side A Runout Stamped
K.16743.B2Side B Runout Stamped
A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A Runout Etched
MASTERROOMSide B Runout Etched
ST-76C-32331-PLA Label
ST-76C-32330-PLB Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 16743First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Atco Records 7058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 16743First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-69WFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-69WFirst year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16743First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45.7058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records n-s-63-105First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N S 63 105 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16743First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16743First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16743First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16743First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of You Are My Love are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Germany, Belgium and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 16743, released May 14, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 16743, 45 7058, 45-7058, WB 16 743) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K.16743.A2 ∴ G and K.16743.B2 ∴. 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.
