Vinyl pressings
by Rita Coolidge · 1978
Love Me Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 19 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.
SP-5135 - TI TML-M P$ FRunout side A, variant 1
SP-5136 - TI TML-M P$Runout side B, variant 1
T1 SP-5135-T2 TML-S CRunout side A, variant 2
T1 SP5135 T2 TML-SRunout side B, variant 2
SP5135 M3 TML-S △23339 (MO)Runout A variant 1
SP-5136-M3 TML-S △23339-XRunout B variant 1
SP 5135 M1 TML-S △23339 (1)Runout A variant 2
SP-5136-M1 TML-M △23339-X (3)Runout B variant 2
1S SP-4699 (SP-5135 - 1C) TML-M B8Runout side A, variant 1
2S SP-5136 - P3 TML-M A1Runout side B, variant 1
SP-5135Label side A
SP-5136Label side B
T1 SP-S5135-T2 TML-SSide A runout, Variant 1
T1 SP5136 T2 TML-SSide B runout, Variant 1
T1 SP-5135-T1 TML-M E5Side A runout, Variant 2
T1 SP-51136-T3 TML-S B8Side B runout, Variant 2
SP 5135 M1 TML-S △23339 (6)Side a runouts (etched)
SP-5136-M3 TML-S △23339-X (1)
SP-?⃫5135-T2 TML-S A 7 T ISide A etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s & A stamped
SP5136 T2 TML-S T ISide B etched, exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s stamped
(SP-5135)Side A label matrix
(SP-5136)Side b label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | A&M Records 85864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Argentina | A&M Records 8564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | A&M Records L 36553 / A&M Records L36553First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 61318DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4699LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | India | A&M Records SP-4699 / A&M Records SP 4699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | A&M Records AMLH 64699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Guatemala | A&M Records SP-4699LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2889LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
37 vinyl pressings of Love Me Again are listed here, from 21 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4699, released May 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4699, SP 4699, AMLH 64699, 85864) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-5135 - TI TML-M P$ F and SP-5136 - TI TML-M P$. 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.
