Vinyl pressings
by Rhyze · 1980
Just How Sweet Is Your Love 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.
9 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 2 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.
p S-12332-1 STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
S-12332-2 P ✩ STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
S-12332-1A-Side Label
S-12332-2B-Side Label
S-12332-1 STERLINGSide A runout
S-12332-2 S̶-̶3̶3̶0̶9̶-̶L̶2̶ ☆ STERLINGSide B runout
S-12332-1Side A label
S-12332-2Side B label
S-12332-1 STERLINGRunout side A
S⃫-⃫1⃫2⃫3⃫3⃫2⃫-⃫2⃫ S-12332-2 STERLINGRunout side B
80-5014-RE2-SIDE-1 p STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
p 80-5014-S2 S̶-̶1̶1̶5̶-̶S̶2̶ STERLING 1B-Side Runout Etching
80-5014-1A-Side Label
80-5014-2B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 13 8794First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1980 | US | Sam Records S-12332First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Sam Records 80-5014First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Sam Records S-12332First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Sam Records S-12332First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Sam Records 80-5014First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Sam Records S-12332First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Advance, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Advance, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 8794First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic S EPC 8794First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Belgium | BMC BMC 15237" | 7" |
| 1983 | Belgium | BMC BMC 352312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Sam Records DEMSING003 / Demon Records DEMSING0037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Just How Sweet Is Your Love are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1980 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK. One of them is Sam Records S-12332.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-12332, 80-5014, S EPC 8794, S EPC 13 8794) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p S-12332-1 STERLING and S-12332-2 P ✩ 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.
