Vinyl pressings
by Sinitta · 1989
Love On A Mountain Top was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 10 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.
12 FAN 21-A2 NS DAMONTRunout side A, variant 1
12 FAN 21-B2 DAMONTRunout side B, variant 1
12 FAN 21-A2 NS DAMONT ARunout side A, variant 2
12 FAN 21-B2 DAMONT GRunout side B, variant 2
FAN 21 A1x NS MPOSide A Runout, Etched
FAN 21 B1x MPOSide B Runout, Etched
12FANX21 A-1 EWRunout side A
12FANX21 B-1 EWRunout side B
MX252977A Side Label
MX252978B Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Liberation Records 100645-6 / Fanfare Records 100645-6First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | Liberation Records 102092-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1989 | Belgium | Indisc DIS 8019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Benelux | Indisc Benelux DID 128019First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | Europe | Teldec 246 629-0 / Teldec 246629-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Europe | TELDEC 246 630-7 / TELDEC 246 630-7 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | Three Eggs Three Eggs 7572First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | Ireland | Avalon Records FAN 21First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Spain | Fonomusic 04.3395First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Spain | Fonomusic 03.3560First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Sweden | Sonet T-20121First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Sweden | Sonet 12T-20121First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Fanfare Records 12 FAN 21First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Fanfare Records FAN 21First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Fanfare Records 12 FAN 21First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
18 vinyl pressings of Love On A Mountain Top are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Fanfare Records 12 FAN 21.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 FAN 21, FAN 21, 12 FAN X 21, DMD 1449) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 FAN 21-A2 NS DAMONT and 12 FAN 21-B2 DAMONT. 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.
