Vinyl pressings
by Stacy Lattisaw · 1980
Let Me Be Your Angel was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, 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.
\ - 5 ST - CO - 38332 - 1 [SRC Logo]Runout, side A, etched
ST - CO - 38330 - 1 [SRC Logo]Runout, side B, etched
ST-CO-38332-SPLabel side A
ST-CO-38330-SPLabel side B
ST-CO-38332-ARA Side Label
ST-CO-38330-ARB Side Label
MX196891Side A label
MX196892Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Cotillion 45 46001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Cotillion COT 46001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Cotillion Records COT 46001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Jamaica | Cotillion 46001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Peru | Cotillion F-COT 0046001.3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Peru | Cotillion F-COT 0046001.3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Philippines | Atlantic ATR-0153First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Cotillion 46001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Cotillion 46001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Cotillion 46001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Cotillion 46001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Let Me Be Your Angel are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, Jamaica and more. One of them is Cotillion 46001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 46001, 45 46001, COT 46001, F-COT 0046001.3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, \ - 5 ST - CO - 38332 - 1 [SRC Logo] and ST - CO - 38330 - 1 [SRC Logo]. 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.
