Vinyl pressings
by Major Harris · 1974
Love Won't Let Me Wait was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AS ST-A 30165-2 SP MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA AMRunout side A
BS ST-A 30093-2 I - I SP MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA AMRunout side B
ST-A-30165 SPLabel A
ST-A-30093 SPLabel B
AS ST-A 30165-3 PP MASTERED BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. AMSide A runout (Variant 1)
BS ST-A 30093-3 PP MASTERED BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. AMSide B runout (Variant 1)
AS ST-A 30165-4 PP MASTERED BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. AMSide A runout (Variant 2)
BS ST-A 30093-3 PP MASTERED BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA. AMSide B runout (Variant 2)
ST A 30166-2 PP AS Mastered Frankford Wayne ΔMEtched Side A
430166-2 PP AM Mastered Frankford Wayne ΔMEtched Side B
K.10585.A1 ARUNA Side Runout
K.10585.B1B Side Runout
K.10585.A1 Λ ARUNRunout, A-side, stamped/etched
K.10585.B1Runout, B-side, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic 45-3248First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3248First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3248First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3248First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-1396AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Atlantic P-1396AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Panama | Atlantic 45-3248First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10585First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10585First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10585First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3248First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3248First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Atlantic K 105857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Atlantic K 10585 / Atlantic K105857", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-32487", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-32487", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
25 vinyl pressings of Love Won't Let Me Wait are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1974 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3248.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3248, K 10585, AT 3248, P-1396A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS ST-A 30165-2 SP MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA AM and BS ST-A 30093-2 I - I SP MASTERING BY FRANKFORD / WAYNE PHILA AM. 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.
