Vinyl pressings
by Olivia Newton-John · 1974
Long Live Love 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.
35 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 21 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.
95 309 A–1Runout side A, stamped
95 309 B–1Runout side B, stamped
1C 006-95 309 ALabel side A
1C 006-95 309 BLabel side B
95 309 A–1Runout side A
95 309 B–1Runout side B
1C 006-95 309 ALabel side A
1C 006-95 309 BLabel side B
H 7N 25638 - A-1 4 ARunout side A
7N 25638 B-1 5Runout side B
†7N 26538-A†Label side A
†7N 26538-B†Label side B
5C006-95309-A//HM21.911-1-Y 1 1 1Runout Side A
5C006-95309-B//HM21.912-1-Y 4 1 1Runout Side B
5C 006-95309-ALabel Side A
5C 006-95309-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Angola | EMI 8E 006 95309 MGFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Australia | Interfusion K-5505First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-95309First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | Belgium | EMI 4 C006 95309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Belgium | EMI 4 C 006-95309First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1974 | Belgium | EMI 4C 006-95309First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1974 | Belgium | EMI 4C006 95309First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Belgium | EMI 4C006-95309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Denmark | EMI 6C 006-95309 / EMI 6C 006 95309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Denmark | EMI 6C-006-95309First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1974 | Finland | EMI 5E 006-95309First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | EMI 2C-008-95309First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-95 309 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-95 309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-95 309 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-95 309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 534First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
36 vinyl pressings of Long Live Love are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Germany, UK, Netherlands, Angola and more. One of them is EMI 1C 006-95 309.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 006-95 309, 7N 25638, 5C 006-95309, 8E 006 95309 MG) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 95 309 A–1 and 95 309 B–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.
