Vinyl pressings
by Neil Young · 1982
Little Thing Called Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
A-7-29-887-AHI-1015-S-SH1 - dg Q R-10142-SH1 △-2841 + SLMA-Side Runout
B-7-29-887-ACA-1981-S-SH 1 dg Q B3 R-10143-SH1 △2842 + SLMB-Side Runout
AHI 1015SA-Side - Label
ACA 1981SB-Side - Label
A-7-29-887-AHI-1015-S-SH1 dg Q R-10142-SH1 △-2841 + ─◁ SLMA-Side - Runout
B-7-29-887-ACA-1981-S-SH 1 dg Q R-10143-SH1 △2842 ─◁ + SLMB-Side - Runout
AHI 1015SA-Side - Label
ACA 1981SB-Side - Label
AHI 1015DJMSide A Label
AHI 1015SSide B Label
98877-ASide A label
98877-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Geffen Records GEF 2781First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 98877First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 98877First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Europe | Geffen Records GEFA 2781 / Geffen Records A-2781First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Geffen Records GEF A 2781First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | South Africa | Geffen Records SSC 5410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | Geffen Records GEF A 2781 / Epic GEF A 2781First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Spain | Geffen Records GEF A 2781First year7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | Geffen Records GEF A 2781First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | Geffen Records A 2781First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Geffen Records 7-29887 / Geffen Records 9 29887-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Geffen Records 7-29887First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Geffen Records 7-29887 / Geffen Records 9 29887-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Zimbabwe | CBS SSC 5410 / CBS SSC 5410First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Geffen Records GEF 27817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Little Thing Called Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Geffen Records 7-29887.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29887, GEF A 2781, A 2781, 92 98877) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-7-29-887-AHI-1015-S-SH1 - dg Q R-10142-SH1 △-2841 + SLM and B-7-29-887-ACA-1981-S-SH 1 dg Q B3 R-10143-SH1 △2842 + SLM. 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.
