Vinyl pressings
by Squeeze · 1981
Is That Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AMS-8129-A2 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
AMS-8129-B1 VESTER ROOLS OK! PORKY.Runout side B, variant 1
AMS-8129-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 2
AMS-8129-B1 VESTER ROOLS OK! PORKY.Runout side B, variant 2
AMS-8129-A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT ASide A runout, variant 1
AMS-8129-B1 PORKY VESTER ROOLS OK! BSide B runout, variant 1
AMS-8129-A2 4 A PORKY PRIME CUT. ASide A runout, variant 2
AMS-8129-B1 9 PORKY. VESTER ROOLS OK! ASide B runout, variant 2
AMS 8129. A.3. ♢ NS. HRunout side A
AMS 8129 B.3 ♢ NS MRunout side B
AMS 8129⋅A⋅3. ♢ NS. LRunout side A, variant 1
AMS 8129⋅B⋅3. ♢ NS. PRunout side B, variant 1
AMS 8129⋅A⋅3. ♢ NS. 2 ERunout side A, variant 2
AMS 8129⋅B⋅3. ♢ NS. 2 RRunout side B, variant 2
AMS-8129-A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT A CSide A runout
AMS-8129-B2 PORKY VESTER ROOLS OK! A CSide B runout
AMS 8129-ASide A label
AMS 8129-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | A&M Records K-8331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Europe | A&M Records AMS 9132First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Ireland | A&M Records AMS 8129First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Ireland | A&M Records AMS 8129First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | A&M Records K8331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Portugal | A&M Records 1PAMS 8129 H / A&M Records AMS-8129First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Spain | A&M Records AMS 9132First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8129First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8129First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8129First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8129First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | A&M Records AMS 8129First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Is That Love are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, Europe, Ireland and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 8129.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 8129, K-8331, AMS 9132, K8331) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS-8129-A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT and AMS-8129-B1 VESTER ROOLS OK! PORKY.. 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.
