Vinyl pressings
by Pseudo Echo · 1987
Love An Adventure was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 13 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.
B- ᐉ 5730-1-RXA HRM 2 STERLINGRunout side A etched; ᐉ STERLING stamped
A- ᐉ 5730-1-RXB HRM 1 STERLINGRunout side B etched; ᐉ STERLING stamped
5730-1-RX-ALabel side A
5730-1-RX-BLabel side B
"5730-1-R-A RCA 1 I A1 OSide A runout, variant 1
5730-1-R B - RCA I STERLING B1 H -1Side B runout, variant 1
5730-1-R-A-RCA1 I A1QSide A runout, variant 2
5730-1-R.B-RCA 1 I STERLING B1CSide B runout, variant 2
5730-1-RX A - RCA 1 I A1 SRunout side A
5730-1-RX B - RCA 2 STERLING I A1 BRunout side B
5730-1-RX-ALabel side A
5730-1-RX-BLabel side B
B- [triangle] 5730-1-R-A-HRM 2 STERLINGSide A
STERLING A - [triangle] 5730-1-RX B-HRM 1Side B
V 〄 RPL-8371A 111✢DSide 1
RPL-8371B 111✢Side 2
MILS-4759-A . . . . 11-5-87Etched side 1
MILS-4759-B . . . . 11-5-87Etched side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | RCA Victor TLP 90034First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Canada | RCA Victor 5730-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | RCA Victor 5730-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | RCA PL90024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | RCA RCLP 20409 / RCA Victor RCLP 20409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | RCA RCLP 20409LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Israel | RCA PL90024 / RCA Victor PL90024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | RCA PL90024 / RCA 5730-1-RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Italy | RCA PL90024 / RCA 5730-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Peru | RCA PN - RCA - 0057301.4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | RCA Victor RCAC 1070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Korea | Seoul Records SRPR-120 / RCA 5730-1-RXFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | RCA Victor 5730-1-RXFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | RCA Victor 5730-1-RFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | RCA Victor 5730-1-RXFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Love An Adventure are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Japan, Mexico, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 5730-1-RX.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5730-1-RX, 5730-1-R, RPL-8371, MILS-4759) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B- ᐉ 5730-1-RXA HRM 2 STERLING and A- ᐉ 5730-1-RXB HRM 1 STERLING. 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.
