Vinyl pressings
by Loverboy · 1983
Hot Girls In Love B/W Meltdown was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
P ZSS-170981-1A STERLINGScribed in runout A, Sterling is stamped
P ZSS-170982-1A STERLINGScribed in runout B, Sterling is stamped
P ZSS-170981-1B STERLINGSide A runout etched (STERLING stamped) variant 2
P ZSS-170982-1A STERLINGSide B runout etched (STERLING stamped) variant 2
ZSS-170981-1AA G1 SL B5
ZSS-170982-1AA L G1 SL A13
P XSM-170996-1A STERLINGRunouts
XSM-170996Labels
ZSS 170981Labels
ZSS-170981-1B STERLING PA Side Runout
ZSS-170982-1A STERLING PB Side Runout
ZSS 170981A Side Label
ZSS 170981B Side Label
TA 3365 AI VRunout Side A
TA 3365 BI VRunout Side B
TA 3365 ALabel Side A
TA 3365 BLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38 03941First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012742First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS A 3365 / CBS CBSA 3365First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 07-5P-234First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 07-5P-234First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 07-5P-2347", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5491First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS A 3365First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS CBS A-3365First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | CBS TA 3365First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A 3365First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A 3365First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-03941First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia AS 1688First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Hot Girls In Love B/W Meltdown are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 38-03941.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-03941, AS 1688, TA 3365, A 3365) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZSS-170981-1A STERLING and P ZSS-170982-1A STERLING. 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.
