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This Time I'm In It For Love

by Player · 1977

17 pressings11 countriesDiscoRockFunk / SoulPop

This Time I'm In It For Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 This Time I'm In It For Love

12 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 7 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.

US

1977
Label and catalog number
RSO RS 890Haven Records 2090 277
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · PRC-Richmond pressing
Runout / matrix

RS-890-AS R-5-1-1 AZ aB PRCSide A etched

PRC RS-890-BS R-3-1-1 AZ aBSide B etched

RSO 890AA side label

RSO 890BB side label

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
RSO RS 890
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

RS-890-AS-MN(2) AZ ❀ △104131Runout A

RS-890-BS-MN(1) AZ ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ △104131-XRunout B

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US

1977
Label and catalog number
RSO RS 890
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · PRC-Richmond pressing
Runout / matrix

RS-890-AS R-5-1-1 AZ CB PRCSide A Runout, etched

RS-890-BS R-5-1-1 AZ CB PRCSide B Runout, etched

RSO 890ASide A Label

RSO 890BSide B 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 17 vinyl pressings

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

1970s16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977BarbadosPhilips 6078 902First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1977CanadaRSO RS 890First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1977JapanPhilips SFL-2274First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1977NetherlandsPhilips 6078 902First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1977New ZealandPhilips 6078 902First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1977UKRSO RSO 008 / RSO 2090 277First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1977USRSO RS 890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1977USRSO RS 890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1977USRSO RS 890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1977USRSO RS 890 / Haven Records 2090 277First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1977USRSO RS 890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo
1977USRSO RS 890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1978JapanPhilips SFL-22747", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1978PeruPhilips 6078902.37", Single7", Single
1978RhodesiaPhilips TOS 11607", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 16 pressings from the 1970s
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaPhilips 6078 9027", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AThis Time I'm In It For Love3:25
  2. BEvery Which Way3:39

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of This Time I'm In It For Love are there?

17 vinyl pressings of This Time I'm In It For Love are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.

When was This Time I'm In It For Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is RSO RS 890.

How do I tell if my copy of This Time I'm In It For Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 890, RSO 008, 6078 902, SFL-2274) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is This Time I'm In It For 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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