Vinyl pressings
by Michael Ball · 1989
Love Changes Everything was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 6 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.
RUR 3A-9U-1-Q2 ARUNStamped and etched runout, side A
RUR 3B-6U-1-Q2Stamped runout, side B
RUR 3ASide A label
RUR 3BSide B label
RUR 3A-9U-1-Q2Side A runout, stamped
RUR 3B-6U-1-Q3Side B runout, stamped
RURX 3 A-9U-1-1Stamped runout, side A
RURX 3 B-9U-1-1Stamped runout, side B
RUR 3A-4U-1-Q̶3̶ Q4A-side runout, stamped, variant 1
RUR 3B-4U-1-Q3B-side runout, stamped, variant 1
RUR 3A-6U-1-Q2A-side runout, stamped, variant 2
RUR 3B-6U-1-Q2B-side runout, stamped, variant 2
RUR - 3 - A 4 —— DAMONT DRunout etched side A
RUR - 3 - B 4 —— DAMONT DRunout etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Polydor 871 512-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Really Useful Records 871 513-1 / Really Useful Records RUR X3First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Europe | Polydor 871 512-7 / Polydor RUR 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Polydor 871 512-7 / Polydor RUR 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | France | Really Useful Records 871 512-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Portugal | Polydor 871 512-7 / Really Useful Records 871 512-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Really Useful Records RUR 3 / Polydor 871 512-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Really Useful Records RUR 3 / Polydor 871 512-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Really Useful Records RUR X3 / Really Useful Records RURX 3First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Really Useful Records RUR 3 / Polydor 871 512-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Polydor RUR 3 / Really Useful Records 871 512-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Polydor RUR3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Really Useful Records RUR 3 / Polydor INT 871 512-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Really Useful Records RUR 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Really Useful Records RUR X3 / Really Useful Records RURX 3First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Love Changes Everything are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, South Africa, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Really Useful Records RUR 3.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RUR 3, RUR X3, RUR3, PD 2631) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RUR 3A-9U-1-Q2 ARUN and RUR 3B-6U-1-Q2. 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.
