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Placido DomingoPerhaps Love

Vinyl pressings

Perhaps Love

by Placido Domingo · 1981

28 pressings12 countriesBalladPop

Perhaps Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Perhaps Love

19 pressings came out in 1981, 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.

Netherlands

1981
Label and catalog number
CBS CBSA 1905CBS A1905
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

01-1905-1A-1Side A runout variant 1

01-1905-1B-1Side B runout variant 1

01-1905-1A-1 ASide A runout variant 2

01-1905-1B-1 ASide B runout variant 2

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US

1981
Label and catalog number
Columbia 18-02679
Format
7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo · Pitman Pressing
Runout / matrix

p ZSS 169917-1DA-Side Runout Etching

p ZSS 169918-1DB-Side Runout Etching

ZSS 169917A-Side Label

ZSS 169918B-Side Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 28 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s23 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981AustraliaCBS BA 222913First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981CanadaColumbia DJC4-8454First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1981IrelandCBS CBS A 1905First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981ItalyCBS CBSA 1905 / CBS A1905First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1981NetherlandsCBS CBSA 1905 / CBS A1905First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1981NetherlandsCBS CBSA 2192First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981New ZealandCBS BA 222 913First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981South AfricaCBS SSC 5288First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1981SpainCBS CBS A 1905First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1981SpainCBS CBS A 1905First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1981USColumbia 18-02679First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo
1981USColumbia 13-031487", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1981USColumbia 18-02679First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo
1981USColumbia 18-02679First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981USCherry Lane Music CLM 110First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
All 23 pressings from the 1980s
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?PhilippinesRCA Victor XFPBO-10217", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USColumbia 13-031487", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo
?USColumbia 13-031487", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?USColumbia 13-031487", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?USColumbia 13-031487", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. APerhaps Love2:56
  2. BAnnie's Song3:00

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Perhaps Love are there?

28 vinyl pressings of Perhaps Love are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 1988.

When was Perhaps Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBSA 1905.

How do I tell if my copy of Perhaps Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBSA 1905, CBSA 2192, CBS A1905, 18-02679) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-1905-1A-1 and 01-1905-1B-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Perhaps Love on vinyl worth?

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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