Vinyl pressings
by Queen · 1979
Love Of My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
EMI 2959 A-1 G D 1 NICK WSide A runout (variant 1)
EMI 2959 B-1 L 1Side B runout (variant 1)
EMI 2959 A-3Side A runout (variant 2)
EMI 2959 B-1Side B runout (variant 2)
EMI 2959 A-1
EMI 2959 B-1
P-423E1A label
P-423E2B label
EMI-2959-Arunout grooves a-side [etched]
EMI-2959-Brunout grooves b-side [etched]
0078 Alabel a-side
0078 Blabel b-side
1-1-3- 62877ARunout side A, variant 0
62877B 1-1-1-37Runout side B, variant 0
1-1-1-7-20 62877ARunout side A, variant 1
1-1-1-5-32 62877BRunout side B, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | EMI 0078First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | EMI 4C006 62877First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | EMI 31C 006 62877First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Chile | EMI 2959First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-62 877 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-62 877First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-62 877 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-62 8777", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-62 877 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-62 877First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | EMI EMI 2959First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Elektra P-423EFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-62877First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Poland | Tonpress R-0951First yearFlexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1979 | Poland | Tonpress R-0951First yearFlexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1979 | Spain | EMI 10 C 006-62877 / EMI 10 C 006-62.877First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | EMI EMI 2959First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Elektra P-423EFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Love Of My Life are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Japan, Argentina, Belgium and more. One of them is EMI EMI 2959, released June 29, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMI 2959, P-423E, 0078, 4C006 62877) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMI 2959 A-1 G D 1 NICK W and EMI 2959 B-1 L 1. 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.
