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.
16 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 14 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.
15 # SMX 44581 2ASide 1 Runout Hand Etched
23 SMX 44582 2ASide 2 Runout Hand Etched
SMX44581Side 1 Label
SMX44582Side 2 Label
YAX 4769-1 3 ODSide A, runout
YAX 4770-1 1 MTSide B, runout
YAX.4769Side A, label
YAX.4770Side B, label
YAX 4769-1 1 MDRunout side A
YAX 4770-1 3 RARunout side B
YAX.4769Label side A
YAX.4770Label side B
YAX 4769 - 1Stamped Side A
YAX 4770 - 1Stamped Side B
YAX-4769 1S 2S〄 6-YKA-Side Stamped / Etched
YAX-4770 4S3 13〄B-Side Stamped / Etched
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 | Australia | Interfusion L 35230 / Interfusion L-35,230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Barbados | EMI EMC 3028 / EMI 0C 062 ◦ 95394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Colombia | EMI 11483First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Denmark | EMI EMC 3028 / EMI 0C 062 ◦ 95394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-95 394First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | India | EMI EMC 3028 / EMI EMC. 3028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | EMI 3C 062-95394First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Mozambique | EMI EMCJ (L) 5013First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-95394First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 35230 / Interfusion L35230First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ (L) 5013 / EMI EMCJ(L) 5013First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | EMI EMC 3028 / EMI 0C 062 ◦ 95394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | EMI EMCS 2002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | EMI EMC 3028 / EMI 0C 062 ◦ 95394First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Philippines | EMI EMC 3028 / EMI OC 062-95 394First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | EMI SRSJ8142LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Interfusion L 35230 / Interfusion L-35,230LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Interfusion L 35230 / Interfusion L-35,230LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Interfusion L 35230 / Interfusion L-35,230LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | EMI 31C 064 95394 / EMI EMC 8011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | EMI 5 C 062-95 394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | EMI EMS-81561LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Long Live Love are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1974 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Australia, UK, Philippines, Japan and more. One of them is Interfusion L 35230.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L 35230, EMC 3028, EMCS 2002, EMS-80005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15 # SMX 44581 2A and 23 SMX 44582 2A. 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.
