Vinyl pressings
by Sade · 1992
Love Deluxe was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 5 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.
01-472626-20-2A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-472626-20-2B-1Runout side B, variant 1
01-472626-20-2A-1 ARunout side A, variant 2
01-472626-20-2B-1 ARunout side B, variant 2
472626-1ARunout A side - both printed and etched
472626-1BRunout B side - both printed and etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brazil | Epic 188.281/1-472626First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Greece | Epic 472626 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Greece | Epic 472626LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1992 | South Korea | Columbia CPL-1286 / Epic EK-53178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Spain | Epic 472626 1 / Epic 01-472626-20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Europe | Epic 472626 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1993 | Colombia | Epic 91472626LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1994 | Russia | Sound Records Inc. ABS-516 RVLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP122 / Epic 88697729481LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2010 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP122 / Epic 88697729481LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Epic 196587848316 / Sony Music 196587848316LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of Love Deluxe are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1992 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in Europe, Brazil, Greece, South Korea and more. One of them is Epic 472626 1, released October 1992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 472626 1, 188.281/1-472626, CPL-1286) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-472626-20-2A-1 and 01-472626-20-2B-1. 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.
