Vinyl pressings
by Nicolette Larson · 1979
Let Me Go, Love 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.
8 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
WBS•49130XAA-8946-S LW1• MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Runout Side A
WBS•49130XCA-8793-S-LW2 •• ✲✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side B
XCA 8946 SLabel Side A
XCA 8793 SLabel Side B
WBS-49130 XCA-8946S-SR-1 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL (SRC Logo)]A-Side Runout, Etched Except [Stamped}
WBS-49130 XCA-8793-S SR-1 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL (SRC Logo)]B-Side Runout, Etched Except [Stamped}
XCA 8946 SA-Side Label
XCA 8793 SB-Side Label
WBS-49130 XCA-8946-S-WW1#2 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] —◁A Runout, Etched Except [Stamped]
WBS-49130 XCA-8793-S-WW1 —◁ [MASTERED BY CAPITOL]B Runout, Etched Except [Stamped]
(XCA 8946 S)A Label
(XCA 8793 S)B Label
WBS-49130 XCA-8946S-SR-1 1-1 [Specialty logo] [MASTERED BY CAPITOL]Side A Runout, etched [stamped]
WBS-49130 XCA-8793-S SR-1 1-1 [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] [Specialty logo]Side B Runout, etched [stamped]
XCA 8946 SSide A Label
XCA 8793 SSide B Label
WBS-49130 XCA-8946-DJ-LW-1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Gene ✲ ⥛Mono runout
WBS-49130 XCA-8946-S-LW-1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Gene ✲ ⥛Stereo runout
XCA 8946Mono label
XCA 8946 SStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 161537", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records F-WBR 0049130.27", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Let Me Go, Love are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 49130.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 49130) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WBS•49130XAA-8946-S LW1• MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ and WBS•49130XCA-8793-S-LW2 •• ✲✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
