Vinyl pressings
by Quicksilver Messenger Service · 1970
Just For Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SKAO-1-498-F9Variant 1: Runout side A
SKAO-2-498-F10Variant 1: Runout side B
SKAO -1-498-F6 #2 ─◁Variant 2: Runout side A
SMAS S̸K̸A̸O̸ -2-498-F6 #3 ─◁Variant 2: Runout side B
SKAO-1-498-F6#3 ─◁Side A runout etched, variant 1
SKAO-2-498-F6#4 ─◁Side B runout etched, variant 1
SKAO-1-498-F6#3 ─◁Side A runout etched, variant 2
SKAO-2-498-F6#3 ─◁Side B runout etched, variant 2
SMAS-1-498-F5 3 ✲Side A runout, variant 1
SMAS-2-498-F-14• 2 ✲Side B runout, variant 1
SMAS KO-1-498-F5: 3 ✲ 2Side A runout, variant 2
SMAS-2-498-F-14• 2 ✲Side B runout, variant 2
SKAO-1-498-F3 IAMSide A runout, variant 1
SMAS-2-498-F16" #3 IAMSide B runout, variant 1
SMAS-I-498-FII IAMSide A runout, variant 2
SMAS-2-4'98-F16" #2 IAMSide B runout, variant 2
SKAO-1-498-F2 #2A Side runout, etched
SKAO-2-498-F1 #2B Side runout, etched
0Both sides, stamped
SMAS-498A Side label
SKAO-1-498-F6 #5 ─◁Side 1 Etched
SMAS [SKAO scratched out] -2-498-F6 ─◁Side 2 Etched
SKAO 1-498Side 1 Label
SMAS 2-498Side 2 Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | Capitol Records SMAS-498 / Capitol Records SMAS 498First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Capitol Records SMAS-498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-80 543 / Capitol Records SMAS-498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Capitol Records 3 C062-80543 / Capitol Records 3C 062-80543First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Capitol Records SMAS-498 / Capitol Records SKAO-498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Capitol Records SMAS-498 / Capitol Records SKAO-498First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Capitol Records STAO 498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | Capitol Records 1 J 062-80.543First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Capitol Records SMAS-498LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-498First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-498 / Capitol Records SKAO-498First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-498 / Capitol Records SMAS 80498LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-498 / Capitol Records SMAS-80498LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-600498 / Capitol Records SKAO-6498LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 038-80 543 / EMI Electrola 1C 038-80 543LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Greece | Capitol Records 14C 062-80543LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records SN-16093LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 038-1 57744 1 / EMI 038-1 57744LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ST 498LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ST 498LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1 C 038-80 543LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-80 543 / Capitol Records SMAS-498LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-80082LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-80082LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 498LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Academy Record Company KMG1020LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SMAS-498LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SMAS-498LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SMAS-498LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
54 vinyl pressings of Just For Love are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1970 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records SMAS-498.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMAS-498, EA-ST 498, CP-80082, 1 C 062-80 543) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKAO-1-498-F9 and SKAO-2-498-F10. 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.
