Vinyl pressings
by Peabo Bryson · 1983
Born To Love 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.
21 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 17 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.
ST-1-112284 F-3 #4 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A, variant 1
ST-2-12284 F-3 #9 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B, variant 1
ST-1-112284 F-5 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A, variant 2
ST-2-12284 F-3 #6 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B, variant 2
0 ST-1-12284 F-2 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide A Runout Etched, Except 0 and MASTERED BY CAPITOL Stamped
0 ST-2-12284 F-1 #4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallySide B Runout Etched, Except 0 and MASTERED BY CAPITOL Stamped
EST 7122841 A-1-1-1 -Side A runout
EST 7122841 B-1-1- 1 - y 1Side B runout
EST 7122841ASide A label
EST 7122841BSide B label
EST 7122841 A-1-1-1 - x1Side A runout
EST 7122841 B-1-1- 1 - 1Side B runout
EST 7122841ASide A label
EST 7122841BSide B label
ST-12284(Side A & B Label)
OLE-512(Side A & B Label)
ST2 12284 MAXICUT TPSide A etched
ST1 12284-2 MAXICUT DBSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-12284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 712284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Capitol Records 1A 064-7122841 / Capitol Records 1A 064 7122841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Capitol Records 64 7122841First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81613First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81613First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81613LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 1A 064-7122841 / Capitol Records 1A 064 7122841First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-12284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST-12284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Capitol Records 7122841 / Capitol Records 11C 080-12284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Capitol Records ST-12284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Capitol Records TOL (L) 761First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Korea | Emi OLE-512First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | EMI 8182LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Capitol Records ST.12284 / Capitol Records ST-12284LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-512284LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
28 vinyl pressings of Born To Love are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, South Korea, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12284.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12284, EST 7122841, 31C 064 712284, 1A 064-7122841) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-112284 F-3 #4 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and ST-2-12284 F-3 #9 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally. 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.
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