Vinyl pressings
by Shakin' Stevens · 1986
Because I Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SHA█KY 2 A1 ARunout side A, etched, variant 1
SHA█KY 2 B1 ARunout side B, etched, variant 1
SHA█KY 2 A1 ARunout side A, etched, variant 2
SHA█KY 2 B1 DRunout side B, etched, variant 2
SHA█KY 2 A1 <Runout Side A [Etched]
SHA█KY 2 B1 <Runout Side B [Etched]
SHAKY 2 A*Label Side A
SHAKY 2 B*Label Side B
01 650178-1A 1 ARunout side A etched variant 1
01 650178-1B-1 BRunout side B etched variant 1
01 650178-1A 1 ARunout side A etched variant 2
01 650178-1B-1 ARunout side B etched variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Epic ES 1189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Epic EPC 650178 7 / Epic 650178 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Epic EPC 650178 6First year12" | 12" |
| 1986 | Ireland | Epic SHAKY 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Epic Shaky-2First year7" | 7" |
| 1986 | Portugal | Epic EPC 650178 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Epic SHAKYG 2 / Epic SHAKY G2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Epic SHAKY 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Epic SHAKY T2First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Epic SHAKY 2First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Because I Love You are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Australia, Europe, Ireland and more. One of them is Epic SHAKY 2, released October 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHAKY 2, SHAKY T2, SHAKYG 2, ES 1189) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHA█KY 2 A1 A and SHA█KY 2 B1 A. 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.
