Vinyl pressings
by Musique · 1979
Love Massage was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year. 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.
PRL 8003A-1BRunout side A, etched (Variant 1)
PRL 8003B-1ARunout side B, etched (Variant 1)
p PRL-8003A-1AA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
p PRL 8003B-1AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
PRL8003A-1BRunout side A [hand-etched]
PRL8003B-1ARunout side B [hand-etched]
PRL 8003 ASLabel side A
PRL 8003 BSLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8003First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 8003First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL SP D 515First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL D 515First year12", Promo, Special Edition · Promo | 12", Promo, Special Edition · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Jupiter Records 101 255 / Jupiter Records 101 255-1007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Jupiter Records 101 255 / Jupiter Records 101 255-1007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Zafiro, S.A. OOX431 / Prelude Records OOX-4317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Zafiro OOX-4317", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Sweden | Chart Records ADS 6167", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Jupiter Records 600 186 / Jupiter Records 600 186-21312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Prelude Records PRL 80037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Love Massage are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 8003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 8003, PRL SP D 515, PRL D 515) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRL 8003A-1B and PRL 8003B-1A. 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.
