Vinyl pressings
by Pete Townshend · 1980
Let My Love Open The Door was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, 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.
K11486 A1 timtom-cbs FASide A runout, variant 1
K11486 B1 Ty-CBS DSide B runout, variant 1
K11486 A1 1 D timtom-cbs SSide A runout, variant 2
K11486 B1 Ty-CBS 2 D OSide B runout, variant 2
K11486 A1 2 timtom-cbs W-7KDRunout side A, variant 1
K11486 B1 Ty-cbs 3 W-7KDRunout side B, variant 1
K11486 A1 timtom-cbs W-8 2Runout side A, variant 2
K11486 B1 Ty-CBS W-4KD 3Runout side B, variant 2
ST-80C-38110-4 @tgp (MR) 106832 7217A side runout, variant 1
ST-80C-38109-4 @tgp 106833 7217 (MR)B side runout, variant 1
ST-80C-38110-4 @tgp (MR) 106832 7217A side runout, variant 2
ST-80C-38109-3 @tgp m 106833 7217 (MR)B side runout, variant 2
ST-80-38110-1 MC1 @tgp SP 1-1A side runout
ST-80C 38109-1 @tgp -MC1 SRCB side runout
ST-80C-38110-SP
ST-80C-38109-SP
ST-80C-38110 - 2 AGP JG1 O- I SM1-1Stereo runout, variant 1
80C · 38110 - 1 AGP SRC I - IMono runout, variant 1
ST-80C-38110-1 MC1 @TGP SP 1-1Stereo runout, variant 2
80C-38110-1 @TGP SRC 1-1Mono runout, variant 2
ST-80C-38110 MOStereo label
80C-38110 MOMono label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | ATCO Records 45 7217First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO 7217First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Atco Records ATCO 7217First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Atlantic CA-10980-First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | ATCO Records W 11486First year7" | 7" |
| 1980 | Netherlands | ATCO Records ATL 11.486First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | New Zealand | ATCO Records 45 7217First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Spain | ATCO Records 45-2002First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | ATCO Records 45-2002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | ATCO Records K11486 / ATCO Records K 11486First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | ATCO Records K11486 / ATCO Records K 11486First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records 7217First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records 7217First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Atco Records 7217First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Atco Records 7217First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Let My Love Open The Door are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, France, Australia and more. One of them is ATCO Records K11486.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K11486, 7217, 11 486, 45 7217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K11486 A1 timtom-cbs FA and K11486 B1 Ty-CBS D. 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.
