Vinyl pressings
by Paul Young · 1983
Love Of The Common People was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
NL 11-3585-1A-1 1̶1̶-̶3̶5̶8̶8̶-̶1̶A̶-̶1 A timtom.londonRunout side A, variant 1
NL 11-3585-2B-1 ARunout side B, variant 1
NL 11-3585-1A-1 B timtom.londonRunout side A, variant 2
NL 11-3585-2B-1 ERunout side B, variant 2
NL 01-4077-2A-1 TimTom ARunout A, variant 1
NL 01-4077-1B-1 TTY ARunout B, variant 1
NL 01-4077-1A-1 TimTom London CRunout A, variant 2
NL 0̶1̶-̶3̶5̶8̶5̶-̶2̶B̶-̶1̶ 01-4077-2B-1 TTY ARunout B, variant 2
01-4077-2A-1 TimTom.london NL ̶0̶1̶-̶3̶5̶8̶5̶-̶2̶A̶-̶1̶ ASide A, variant 1
01-4077-2B-1 TTY NL ̶0̶1̶-̶3̶5̶8̶5̶-̶2̶B̶-̶1̶ ASide B, variant 1
NL 01-3585-1C-1 TimTom.london ASide C, variant 1
NL 01-3585-2D-1 TTY ASide D, variant 1
TA 3585 AI TY+EJRunout side A, etched Variant 1
TA 3585 BI TYRunout side B, etched Variant 1
TA 3585 AI 34 TY+EJ CRunout side A, etched Variant 2
TA 3585 B2 15 CRunout side B, etched Variant 2
A 3585 A1 timtom-cbsRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
A 3585 B1 TYRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
A 3585 A2 timtom-cbsRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
A 3585 B1 TYRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
A 3585 A1 8 timtom-cbs CRunout, side A, etched/stamped
A 3585 B1 1 1 TY DRunout, side B, etched/stamped
DA 3585 A1 5 ΛRunout, side C, etched/stamped
DA 3585 B1 CRunout, side D, etched/stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 12062First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38 04453First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012838First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS DA 3585 / CBS CBSA 3585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 12062First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223 136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5559First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | CBSFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A 3585First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | CBS DA 3585 / CBS A3585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A3585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12.3585 / CBS A 12-3585First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSA4077 / CBS A-4077First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Love Of The Common People are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, UK, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 12.3585, released November 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 12.3585, CBSA4077, DA 3585, TA3585) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NL 11-3585-1A-1 1̶1̶-̶3̶5̶8̶8̶-̶1̶A̶-̶1 A timtom.london and NL 11-3585-2B-1 A. 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.
