Vinyl pressings
by Natalie Cole · 1987
I Live For Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 4 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.
B-50094-5-45-241922-22 GB O R-18662-Z2 Δ17853 1-1 SPO-1 AL-SPRunout side A
S-45-B-2-50094-241997-22 REIZ4 1-1 Δ16593 AL-SP O R-17935-22Runout side B
241922A Side Label
241997B Side Label
B-50094-S-45-241922 CB ɑ R-18662-Z2 △17853 AL-SPSide A Runout
B-50094-S-45-241997-ZA4 RE-1 ɑ R-18663-Z4 Re1 △17853-X 1-1 AL-SPSide B Runout
241922Side A Label
241997Side B Label
12MT 31 A-1-1-1-6 PenthouseSide A runout
12MT 31 B-2-1-1- DDSide B runout
12MT 31ASide A label
12MT 31BSide B label
MT 31 A-1-1-1-5 PenthouseRunout side A, variant 1
MT 31 B-1-1-2-2-1Runout side B, variant 1
MT 31 A-1-1-1-2 PenthouseRunout side A, variant 2
MT 31 B-1-1-1-2Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | EMI-Manhattan Records B-50094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Manhattan Records B-50094First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Jamaica | Capitol Records B-50094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | Manhattan Records B-50094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Manhattan Records P-B-50094First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Manhattan Records SPRO-79154First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | EMI-Manhattan Records B-50094First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | EMI-Manhattan Records 12 MT 31 / EMI-Manhattan Records 12MT 31First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | EMI-Manhattan Records MT 31First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | EMI-Manhattan Records MTDJ 31First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Philippines | Manhattan Records MH-50022 / Manhattan Records B-500947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | EMI-Manhattan Records MT 577", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | UK | EMI-Manhattan Records 12MTX 5712" | 12" |
| 1988 | UK | EMI-Manhattan Records 12MTDJ 5712", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | EMI-Manhattan Records MT 577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of I Live For Your Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Canada, Jamaica. One of them is Manhattan Records B-50094.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-50094, P-B-50094, SPRO-79154, 12 MT 31) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-50094-5-45-241922-22 GB O R-18662-Z2 Δ17853 1-1 SPO-1 AL-SP and S-45-B-2-50094-241997-22 REIZ4 1-1 Δ16593 AL-SP O R-17935-22. 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.
