Vinyl pressings
by Scorpions · 1984
Love At First Sting 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.
59 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 28 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.
2400071TA6 - DRunout side A, variant 1
2400071TB2 - DRunout side B, variant 1
2400071TA10+DRunout side A, variant 2
2400071TB4 - DRunout side B, variant 2
2400071TA10+DRunout side A, variant 1
2400071TB10+DRunout side B, variant 1
2400071TA7-DRunout side A, variant 2
2400071TB7-DRunout side B, variant 2
2400071TA10+DVariant 1: Runout Side A, stamped
2400071TB10+DVariant 1: Runout Side B, stamped
2400071TA1 0+DSide A
2400071TB1 0+DSide B
422-814981-1AS PRCR2 MASTERDISK TDRunout A etched; Masterdisk stamped, variant 1
422-814981-1BS PRCR1 MASTERDISKRunout B etched; Masterdisk stamped, variant 1
422-814981-1 AS PRCR3-1-1 MASTERDISK AMvariant 2
422-814981-1BS PRCR3-1-1-01 MASTERDISK AMvariant 2
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 | Australia | RCA VPL1 6673First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 6673First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1984 | Brazil | Mercury 814 981-1 / Mercury 8149811First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1 4085LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Canada | Mercury 814981-1M1 / Mercury 814 981-1 M-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Colombia | Mercury 814981 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Mercury LP-70042 / Mercury 422-814 981-1 M-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Mercury LP-70042 / Mercury 422-814 981-1 M-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Harvest 064 2400071 / Harvest 1C 064 2400071First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Harvest 32 184-4/1C 064-2400071LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 2400071 / Harvest 1C 064 2400071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Harvest 1C 038-74 6025 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 2400071 / Harvest 1C 064 2400071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Harvest 2400071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 0208-1 311 / EMI 11 0208-1 311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | South Korea | Harvest EKPL-0045 / Harvest 1C 064 2400071LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П94-00623.24LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Mercury B0023893-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | Europe | BMG 538150181LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Remastered, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Remastered, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2018 | US | Mercury B0023893-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Russia | Warner Music Russia 19075865151 / Sony Music 19075865151LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | BMG 538881311LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Harvest 54 2400071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 82LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Harvest 066 2400071 / Harvest 066-2400071LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Gang PM - A.92LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
95 vinyl pressings of Love At First Sting are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1984 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, US, UK, Argentina and more. One of them is Harvest 1C 064 2400071, released March 27, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064 2400071, 064 2400071, 1C 038-74 6025 1, 814 981-1 M-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2400071TA6 - D and 2400071TB2 - D. 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.
