Vinyl pressings
by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel · 1976
Love's A Prima Donna was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
YAX-5213 F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
LPFB 2Side B runout
YAX-5214 F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide C runout
LPFB 2Side D runout
YAX-5213 F1 2 KP 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL YAX 5213-4U D GRunout side A etched, stamped, variant 1
YAX-5214 F1 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL YAX 5214-4U P MRunout side B etched, stamped, variant 1
YAX-5213 F1 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL YAX 5213-4U A AStamped,etched side A variant 2
YAX-5214 F1 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL YAX 5214-4U G AStamped,etched side A variant 2
YAX 5213-4U MASTERED BY CAPITOL P O KP YAX-5213 F1 4Side A, variant 1
YAX 5214-4U MASTERED BY CAPITOL IIR KP 1 YAX-5214 F1Side B, variant 1
YAX 5213-4U PR KP YAX-5213 F1 4 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A, variant 2
YAX 5214-4U MASTERED BY CAPITOL HO KP 1 YAX-5214 F1Side B, variant 2
YAX-5213 F1 YAX 5213-4U MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side A
YAX-5214 F1 YAX 5214-4U MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout Side B
YAX5213Side A Label
YAX5214Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMC 3156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | EMI ST-11596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Sonopresse 69 650 / Sonopresse 69.650First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-06 256 / EMI Electrola 1C 062-06 256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 064-06 256 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-06 256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | EMI 2J 062-06256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062-06256First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Portugal | EMI 8E 068 06256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ(L) 5085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | EMI 10C 064-06.256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Sweden | EMI 7C 062-06256First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMC 3156 / EMI 0C 062-06256LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMC 3156First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMC 3156 / EMI 0C 062-06 256First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS80740First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Love's A Prima Donna are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3156, released September 21, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3156, EMS80740, ST-11596, 69 650) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX-5213 F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL and LPFB 2. 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.
