Vinyl pressings
by Robert Bravo · 1984
Love Me Like I Do was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 7 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.
D • 8404 BIS A BISRunout side A, hand-etched, variant 1
D 840 I I - BIS B BISRunout side B, hand-etched, variant 1
D • 8404 • ARunout side A, hand-etched, variant 2
D • 8404 • BRunout side B, hand-etched, variant 2
CI BLD A 4467-1N 3-5-84 DDEtched runout area side A
CI BLD A 4467-2N 3-5-84 DDEtched runout area side B
CI BLD A 4467-1NLabel side A
CI BLD A 4467-2NLabel side B
601179 A-1 / 84S |Runout side A, stamped
601179 B-1 / 84S |Runout side B, stamped
Made in GermanyRunout side A and B, stamped
S 601 179 ASide A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | Ariola 601 179First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Ariola 106196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Finland | K-Tel ROB-06First year7" | 7" |
| 1984 | France | Barclay 821 518-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | France | Barclay 821 518-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Germany | TELDEC 6.20316First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | Germany | Teldec 6.14099First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Germany | Teldec 6.14 099 / Teldec 6.14099 ACFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Italy | Did Records ART 8404 / Did Records art. 8404First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Italy | Blond Records BLD A 4467First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Portugal | RT Internacional RTI 14-16First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Victoria VIC-172 / Victoria B-20.427First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Victoria VIC-171 / Victoria A-10.427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Love Me Like I Do are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Italy, Europe, Finland, France and more. One of them is Did Records ART 8404.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ART 8404, BLD A 4467, 601 179, 106196) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D • 8404 BIS A BIS and D 840 I I - BIS B BIS. 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.
