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Lou SparkesWe Will Make Love

Vinyl pressings

We Will Make Love

by Lou Sparkes · 1969

10 pressings2 countriesReggaeReggae

We Will Make Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of We Will Make Love

6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year. 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.

Jamaica

1969
Label and catalog number
Gay Feet S 205Gay Feet S 206
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

STD-500A Side Runout Groove

DYNA-S.E.R. 821-1 LGAB Side Runout Groove

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1969
Label and catalog number
Gay Feet S 205Gay Feet S 206
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Blue Label, Silver Print
Runout / matrix

STD-500A Side Runout Groove

DYNA-S.E.R. 821-1 LGAB Side Runout Groove

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1969
Label and catalog number
Gay Feet S 205Gay Feet S 206
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · White label, Blue print
Runout / matrix

STD-500A Side Runout Groove

DYNA-S.E.R. 821-1 LGAB Side Runout Groove

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1969
Label and catalog number
Gay Feet S 205 / S 206
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint
Runout / matrix

FSP 7663 A FRMEtched A side runout

FSP - 7115 F†REtched B side runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969JamaicaGay Feet S 205 / Gay Feet S 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969JamaicaGay Feet S 205 / S 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint
1969JamaicaGay Feet S 205 / Gay Feet S 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969JamaicaGay Feet S 205 / Gay Feet S 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969JamaicaGay Feet S 205 / Gay Feet S 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969JamaicaGay Feet S 205 / Gay Feet S 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970UKGayfeet GS-2087", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaGay Feet S 205 / S 2067", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaGay Feet S 2057", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaGay Feet S 205 / S 2067", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AWe Will Make LOve
  2. BSticker

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of We Will Make Love are there?

10 vinyl pressings of We Will Make Love are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.

When was We Will Make Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Jamaica. One of them is Gay Feet S 205.

How do I tell if my copy of We Will Make Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 205, S 205 / S 206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STD-500 and DYNA-S.E.R. 821-1 LGA. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is We Will Make Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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