Vinyl pressings
by Metropolis · 1978
I Love New York 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.
14 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
SG 2060A A TM/JRA-side runout, variant 1
SG 2060B-2 TM/JR STERLING AB-side runout, variant 1
I SG 2060A-1 TM/JR STERLING B1A-side runout, variant 2
SG 2060B-2 1 TM/JR STERLING D D4B-side runout, variant 2
P S7 2060 A TM/JRRunout A-side etched
S7 2060 BX TM/JRRunout B-side etched
S7 2060 ALabel side-A
S7 2060 BLabel side-B
SG 2060A A TM/JRA-Side Runout
SG 2060B-2 TM/JR STERLING AB-Side Runout
SG 2060 XLAA-Side Label
SG 2060 XSBB-Side Label
SG 2060-A X TM/JREtched A
SG 2060-B X TM/JREtched B
SG 2060 XLALabel A
SG 2060 XLBLabel 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 | Brazil | Salsoul Records SZ-710First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Canada | Salsoul Records SG-2060First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Ecuador | Salsoul Records 124-0009First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Salsoul Records SFL-2321First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Japan | Salsoul Records SFL-2321First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Turkey | Balet BE 218First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Salsoul Records SG 2060First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Salsoul Records SG 2060First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Salsoul Records S7 2060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Salsoul Records SGX 2060First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Salsoul Records SG 206012", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1978 | US | Salsoul Records S7 2060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Salsoul Records SZ 2060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | Salsoul Records SG 206012", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1978 | UK | Salsoul Records SSOL 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of I Love New York are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Salsoul Records SG 2060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SG 2060, S7 2060, SGX 2060, SZ 2060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SG 2060A A TM/JR and SG 2060B-2 TM/JR STERLING A. 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.
