Vinyl pressings
by Nazareth · 1975
Love Hurts / Hair Of The Dog was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
AM 11737-S TI TIISide A runout, etched, variant 1
AM 11738-S TI TIISide B runout, etched, variant 1
AM 11737-S T3 TIIISide A runout, etched, variant 2
AM 11738-S T2 TII TSide B runout, etched, variant 2
AM 11737-S MI (MR) △97226Runout side A, etched
AM 11738-S MI (MR) △97226-XRunout side B, etched
11737-SLabel side A
11738-SLabel side B
AM 11737-S M2 (MR) △97226Runout, etched side A
AM 11738-S M2 (MR) △97227Runout, etched side B
11737-SLabel side A
11738-SLabel side B
AM 11737-S P1Side A runout, variant 1
AM 11738-S P1Side B runout, variant 1
AM 11737-S P2Side A runout, variant 2
AM 11738-S P2Side B runout, variant 2
AM 11737-S S1Runout side A
AM 11737 MONO S1Runout side B
11737-SLabel side A
11737Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Barbados | A&M Records 1671-SFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1671-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1671-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Vertigo 6078 2097", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Vertigo 6078 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Mexico | A&M Records AM 1671-S / A&M Records 1671-SFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records 1671-S / A&M Records AM1671First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records AM 1671 / A&M Records 1671-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records 1671 / A&M Records 1671-SFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records 1671-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records AM 1671 / A&M Records 1671-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records 1671-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records 1671-S / A&M Records AM 1671First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | Venezuela | Philips 4-111First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Guatemala | Vertigo 6078 2097", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | A&M Records 1671-S7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Love Hurts / Hair Of The Dog are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Barbados, Canada, Guatemala and more. One of them is A&M Records 1671-S.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1671-S, AM 1671, 1671, AM-1671-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AM 11737-S TI TII and AM 11738-S TI TII. 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.
