Vinyl pressings
by Michael Bolton · 1991
Love Is A Wonderful Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1991, 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.
01 656674 00 1A1Runout side A, stamped
01 656674 00 1B1Runout side B, stamped
01-656674-00-ALabel side A
01-656674-00-BLabel side B
01 65667420 1A1 Aetched on runout side A
01 65667420XXX1B1 Aetched on runout side B
01-656674-20-Aon label side A
01-656674-20-Bon label side B
31 656674 04 1A1Stamped, ROG, A side
31 656674 04 1B1Stamped, ROG, B side
31 656771 20 1A1 ∴Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
31 656771 20 1A1 ∴Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
31 656771 20 1A1 ∴Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
31 656771 20 1B1 ∴Runout, side B, etched, variant 2
ZSS73719A-1A G1 (A) A4 VLADORunout, side A, etched (Variant 1)
ZSS73719B-1A G1 (A) VLADO A3Runout, side B, etched (Variant 1)
ZSS 73719ALabel side A
ZSS 73719BLabel side B
XSS4015A-1A GI (M)etched on side A
XSS4015B-1A GI (M)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Australia | CBS 656674 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia 656674 7 / Columbia COL 656674 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Europe | Columbia 656674 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1991 | France | Columbia 656674 7 / Columbia COL 656674 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Jamaica | Columbia 38-73719First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Mexico | CBS PR-95430First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | Spain | CBS/Sony ARIC-2644First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK & Europe | Columbia XPS 255First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Columbia ACD 4015First year12", Promo, Single · Promo | 12", Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Columbia 38-73719First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK | Columbia 656771 7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Columbia 656771 6First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia 38-737197", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Love Is A Wonderful Thing are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 656674 7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 656674 7, 656674 6, 656771 7, 656771 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01 656674 00 1A1 and 01 656674 00 1B1. 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.
