Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1975
Love Or Leave was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST-A-31480-1 KENDUN-B SP JGA Side runout
ST-A-30741-1 SP KENDUN-A SPB Side runout
ST-A-31480 SPA-side label
ST-A-30741 SPB-side label
ST-A-31480-PLLabel, side A
ST-A-30741-PLLabel, side B
ST-A-31480-3 PP KENDUN-B JG
ST-A-30741-3 PP KENDUN-B
ST-A-30741-6 (MR) [Inside Circle] KENDUN-A △98552A Side runout
ST-A-30480-6 (MR) [Inside Circle] △98551 KENDUN-B JGB Side runout
(MR) [Inside Circle] KENDUNA and B Side stamped
ST-A-30741-6 A △98552A Side etched
ST-A-30741-6 [MR(circled) KENDUN-A] △98552Runout side A, etched [stamped]
ST-A-30480-6 [MR(circled] △98551 [KENDUN-B] JGRunout side B, etched [stamped]
ST-A-30741-MOA Side label
ST-A-31480-MOB Side label
ST-A-30741-3 PP KENDUN-BEtched Side A
ST-A-31480-3 PP KENDUN-B JG
ST-DSKO-31481-1 KENDUN PRRun-Out Both Sides
ST-DSKO-31481-PRLabel Both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic DSKO 64First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3309First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 107107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 107107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Love Or Leave are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, New Zealand, Canada. One of them is Atlantic 45-3309, released December 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3309, DSKO 64, AT 3309) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-31480-1 KENDUN-B SP JG and ST-A-30741-1 SP KENDUN-A SP. 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.
