Vinyl pressings
by Norman Connors · 1974
Love From The Sun was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
BDS-5142-A ② Δ18613(2)A runout etched
BDS-5142-B ① Δ18613-X(1)B runout etched
STERLINGA B runout stamped
MR (stamped in circle)A B runout stamped
STERLINGA B runout stamped
SONA B runout Etched
BDS-5142-AA label matrix
BDS-5142-BB label matrix
BDS-5142-A SONA runout etched
BDS-5142-B SONB runout etched
STERLINGA B runout stamped
BDS-5142-AA label matrix
BDS-5142-A SON STERLINGA runout etched
BDS-5142-B SON STERLINGB runout etched
STERLINGA B runout stamped
BDS-5142-AA label matrix
T1 BDS 5142A-3A runout etched
T1 BDS-5142-B-1 F/W NYC SJRB runout etched
BDS 5142 A-1A F/W NYC SJR 5A runout etched
BDS 5142 B-1A F/W NYC SJR 5B runout etched
BDS 5142 AA label matrix
BDS 5142 BB label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Cobblestone YP-7042-COFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5142 / Buddah Records BDS-5142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5142 / Buddah Records BDS-5142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5142 / Buddah Records BDS-5142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS-5142LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5142 / Buddah Records BDS-5142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5142First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5142LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Japan | Buddah Records SFX-10623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Buddah Records BDS5142 / Buddah Records, Inc. PPAN BDS 5142LP, Promo, Remastered, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Remastered, Stereo · Promo |
| 2018 | UK | Buddah Records BDS5142 / Buddah Records 5060149622698LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Love From The Sun are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5142.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5142, YP-7042-CO) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS-5142-A ② Δ18613(2) and BDS-5142-B ① Δ18613-X(1). 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.
