Vinyl pressings
by Pure Energy · 1983
Love Game 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.
11 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
[MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WYNE NEW YORK] HERBIE JR ;v) "A M&M HOT MIX" PDS-480-ARunout, side A, etched / [stamped]
[MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WYNE NEW YORK] HERBIE JR ;v) M&M "A LOVE DUB" PDS-480-BRunout, side B, etched / [stamped]
PDS 480 ALabel side A
PDS 480 BLabel side B
PDS - 480 - A "A M&M HOT-MIX" HERbIE JR :v)40,080 . (5:03) F/W ¢ TRY AGAIN HERB ! 480 ASide A [Etched]
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKSide A [Stamped]
PDS. 40,080 . (5:03) F/W ¢ TRY AGAIN HERB !Side B [Etched]
✩PRESSED AT SOUND MAKERS,✩N.J.Side B [Stamped]
280 100372 A POLYGRAMA
280 100372 B POLYGRAMB
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 | France | Jonathan 290 079 / Jonathan 290.079First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | France | Jonathan 100.372 / Jonathan 100 372First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.622First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 134.622First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.622First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Sweden | Finger Print Records FING M 402First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | Sweden | Finger Print Records FING S 502First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | US | Prism PDS 480First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | US | Prism PDS-480First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prism PDS-48012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | US | Prism PDS 40,080/480 / Prism PDS 40,080First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Prism PFF 380First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Gamma LS D/33 00124 / Prism LS D/33 0012412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Germany | ZYX Records ZYX 539512", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | US | Prism PP 991012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Love Game are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, France, Netherlands, Sweden. One of them is Prism PDS 480.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PDS 480, PDS-480, PDS 40,080/480, PFF 380) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WYNE NEW YORK] HERBIE JR ;v) "A M&M HOT MIX" PDS-480-A and [MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WYNE NEW YORK] HERBIE JR ;v) M&M "A LOVE DUB" PDS-480-B. 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.
