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Need Your Loving Tonight

by Queen · 1980

15 pressings6 countriesPop RockRock

Need Your Loving Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 Need Your Loving Tonight

7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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

November 18, 1980
Label and catalog number
Elektra E-47086
Format
7", Single · SP
Runout / matrix

ES-47086 A-SP (flower) (Signature) (R, C inside an inverted larger sideways S) -3SM1-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF.Run-out Side A Variant 1

ES-47086 A-SP (flower) (Signature) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF. 1-1Run-out Side B Variant 1

ES-47086-A-SP (flower) (Signature) (R, C inside an inverted larger sideways S) 1-2 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF.Run-out Side A Variant 2

ES-47086-B-SP (flower) (Signature) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF. 1-4Run-out Side B Variant 2

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US

November 18, 1980
Label and catalog number
Elektra E-47086
Format
7", Single, Styrene · AR, Allied Pressing
Runout / matrix

R⋅6521 ES-47086-A1-AR ❀ BG MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF.Run-out Side A, etched (ZENTZ stamped)

R⋅6522 ES-47086-B1-AR ❀ BG MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF.Run-out Side B, etched (ZENTZ stamped)

E-47086-A (AR)Label Side A

E-47086-B (AR)Label Side B

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US

November 18, 1980
Label and catalog number
Elektra E-47086-A
Format
7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · SP
Runout / matrix

EM-47086-A-SP [flower symbol] BG 1-1Runout side A, etched

ES-47086 A-SP [flower symbol] BG 1-3Runout side B, etched

SRC MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout both sides, stamped

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US

November 18, 1980
Label and catalog number
Elektra E-47086-A
Format
7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · AR
Runout / matrix

EM-47086-A1-AR R 6520Run-out Side A [Etched]

ES-47086-A1-AR R 6521Run-out Side B [Etched]

Mastered At Allen Zentz L.A., Calif.Run-outs [Stamped both sides]

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Canada

1980
Label and catalog number
Elektra E-47086
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

E-47086-A-1A-2HZ: ② DM 5Side A runout, variant 1

E-47086-B-1A-2HZD: ② DM 4Side B runout, variant 1

E-47086-A-1A-2HZ: ② DM 9Side A runout, variant 2

E-47086-B-1A-2HZD: DM 10Side B runout, variant 2

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

All 15 vinyl pressings

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

1980s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980CanadaElektra E-47086First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1980CanadaElektra E-47086First year7", Single, Promo · Promo7", Single, Promo · Promo
1980New ZealandElektra E-47086First year7", Single7", Single
1980USElektra E-470867", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Mono, Stereo · Test pressing, Mono7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Mono, Stereo · Test pressing, Mono
1980USElektra EM-466627", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
1980USElektra E-47086First year7", Single7", Single
1980USElektra E-47086First year7", Single, Styrene7", Single, Styrene
1980USElektra E-47086-AFirst year7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1980USElektra E-47086-AFirst year7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1981ArgentinaEMI 17857", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1981ArgentinaEMI 17857", Single7", Single
1981JapanElektra P-654E7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1981JapanElektra P-654E7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1981PhilippinesEMI EMI-73-X-235-A7", Single, Promo · Promo7", Single, Promo · Promo
1981PhilippinesEMI EMI-73-X-2357", Single7", Single

Tracklist

  1. ANeed Your Loving Tonight2:47
  2. BRock It (Prime Jive)4:29

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Need Your Loving Tonight are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Need Your Loving Tonight are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.

When was Need Your Loving Tonight first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Elektra E-47086, released November 18, 1980.

How do I tell if my copy of Need Your Loving Tonight is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-47086, E-47086-A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ES-47086 A-SP (flower) (Signature) (R, C inside an inverted larger sideways S) -3SM1-1 MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF. and ES-47086 A-SP (flower) (Signature) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTH L.A., CALIF. 1-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Need Your Loving Tonight 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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