Vinyl pressings
by Luisa Fernandez · 1978
Give Love A Second Chance was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
WEA· 17195-A PF·Runout side A, variant 1
WEA· 17195-B2 XX PF·Runout side B, variant 1
WEA· 17195-A2 PF·Runout side A, variant 2
WEA· 17195-B2 PF·Runout side B, variant 2
WEA 17195-A PF·Runout side A
WEA 17195-B2 XX PF·Runout side B
17 195-ALabel side A
17 195-BLabel side B
K 17195 A1Runout A, etched
K 17195 B1Runout B, etched
K 17195 A*Label A
K 17195 B*Label B
K 17195 ALabel A
K 17195 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records 17195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records 17 195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 32.649First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 17195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 17195First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 17195First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 17195First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.117First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic AT 17195First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic AT 17195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 1957", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 17 195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records G 17195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records 17 195 / Warner Bros. Records 17195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records 17195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of Give Love A Second Chance are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK, Argentina, Belgium and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 17 195, released June 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 17 195, 17195, 17 195, K 17195) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA· 17195-A PF· and WEA· 17195-B2 XX PF·. 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.
