Vinyl pressings
by Love & Kisses · 1979
You Must Be Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
A2 ᐉ NBLP-7157-AS K-2 AZRunout A-side etching & stamped
A2 ᐉ NBLP-7157-BS K-1 AZRunout B-side etching & stamped
NBLP 7157 ASLabel side A
NBLP 7157 BSLabel side B
NBLP7157 AS PRC-C/PRCW-1 AZ 1-1-3Side 1, etched
NBLP7157 AS PRC AZ PRCW-1Side 2, etched
NBLP7157 (NBLP7157 AS)Side 1, label
NBLP7157 (NBLP7157 BS)Side 2, label
NBLP-7157-ASSide A
NBLP-7157-BSSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | RCA IBIS-7157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Ibis IB. 8566First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hong Kong | Ibis IBLP 3004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Derby DBR 20157 / Ibis DBR 20157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Mexico | Musart EDI 60494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Mexico | Musart EDI - 60494 / Musart EDI 60494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | VMC International VI-2350 / Ibis NBLP 7157First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Arrival Records DS 4057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | Ibis IRC 7096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Zafiro ZL-283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Ibis ZL-283First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7157 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7157 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Velvet LPV 1838First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Philippines | Casablanca NBLP 7157 / Ibis NBLP 7157LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Panama | Prom Disko NBLP-40079LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of You Must Be Love are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Brazil, Philippines, Canada and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP 7157, released May 29, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP 7157, NBLP 7157 DJ, KTF 5009, IBIS-7157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A2 ᐉ NBLP-7157-AS K-2 AZ and A2 ᐉ NBLP-7157-BS K-1 AZ. 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.
