US
1981- Label and catalog number
- Cotillion 46015
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
STCO-39960-1 [SRC Logo] SP 1-1Runout, side A, etched / [stamped]
STCO-39961-2 SP 0-1 SM2-1Runout, side B, etched
ST-CO-39960-SPLabel side A
ST-CO-39961-SPLabel side B
Vinyl pressings
by Stacy Lattisaw · 1981
Love On A Two Way Street 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.
20 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 13 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.
STCO-39960-1 [SRC Logo] SP 1-1Runout, side A, etched / [stamped]
STCO-39961-2 SP 0-1 SM2-1Runout, side B, etched
ST-CO-39960-SPLabel side A
ST-CO-39961-SPLabel side B
STCO-39960-4 Ɑ R-7470-(1)Side A Runout
STCO-39961-3 Ɑ R-7469Side B Runout
ST-CO-39960-ARSide A Label
ST-CO-39961-ARSide B Label
STCO-39960-1 [SRC logo] 1-1A-side runout
CO-39960-1 SP 1-1B-side runout
P-1562U1A label
P-1562U2B 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 | Cotillion 45 46015First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | Cotillion 10.149First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Canada | Cotillion COT 46015First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Cotillion 46015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Cotillion COT 11674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Jamaica | Cotillion 46015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Ebony Express EBEX 1033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Panama | Cotillion 46015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Panama | Cotillion 46015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Peru | Cotillion F-COT 0046015.4First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Peru | Cotillion F-COT 0046015.4First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Philippines | Atlantic ATR-0168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Atlantic K 11672 / Cotillion K 11672First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Cotillion 46015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Love On A Two Way Street are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Cotillion 46015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 46015, K 11672, SP-1562U, 45 46015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STCO-39960-1 [SRC Logo] SP 1-1 and STCO-39961-2 SP 0-1 SM2-1. 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.