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If You Can't Give Me Love by Suzi Quatro, album cover

Vinyl pressings

If You Can't Give Me Love

by Suzi Quatro · 1978

32 pressings19 countriesPop RockRock

If You Can't Give Me Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of If You Can't Give Me Love

24 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 17 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.

Netherlands

1978
Label and catalog number
RAK 5C 006-60444
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

5C-006-60444-A-35347-1-YRunout side A

5C-006-60444-B-35348-1-YRunout side B

5C 006-60444-ALabel side A

5C 006-60444-BLabel side B

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Netherlands

1978
Label and catalog number
RAK 5C 006-60444
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

TS C-056 60444-A-35347-JY IN 1 7 2 3 [hand etched TS etched above C-0 / stamped: 1 7 (turned and mirrored| - 2 (scratched out) 3]Runout side A

60444 B 17 [hand etched / stamped: 17 (turned and mirrored)]Runout side B

5C 006-60444-ALabel side A

5C 006-60444-BLabel side B

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UK

1978
Label and catalog number
RAK RAK 271
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Picture Sleeve
Runout / matrix

YRAK 271 A-3Runout, A-side stamped

YRAK 271 B-2Runout, B-side stamped

YRAK 271A 45A-side label

YRAK 271B 45B-side label

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UK

1978
Label and catalog number
RAK RAK 271
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Company Sleeve
Runout / matrix

YRAK 271 A-3 H O 2A-side runout, variant 1

YRAK 271 B-2 PH 2B-side runout, variant 1

YRAK 271 A-3 HT 1A-side runout, variant 2

YRAK 271 B-2 HT 1B-side runout, variant 2

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Australia

1978
Label and catalog number
RAK RAK-11660
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

RAK 11660ASide A runout, handwritten

RAK 11660 BSide B runout, handwritten

RAK-11660ASide A label

RAK-11660BSide B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 32 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s32 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978AustraliaRAK RAK-11660First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978AustraliaRAK RAK-11660First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1978BelgiumRAK 4C 006-60444First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1978BrazilRAK 31C 006 60444First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo
1978FranceRAK 2C 008-60444First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978German Democratic Republic (GDR)AMIGA 4 56 346First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1978GermanyRAK 1 C 006-60 444 / RAK 1C 006-60 444First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1978GuatemalaEMI 4491First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1978IrelandRAK RAK 271First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978JapanRAK ERR-20418First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1978JapanRAK ERR-20418First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978NetherlandsRAK 5C 006-60444First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978NetherlandsRAK 5C 006-60444First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1978New ZealandRAK RAK 271First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978PeruEMI 01.21.1465First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 32 pressings from the 1970s

Tracklist

  1. AIf You Can't Give Me Love
  2. BCream Dream

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of If You Can't Give Me Love are there?

32 vinyl pressings of If You Can't Give Me Love are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.

When was If You Can't Give Me Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is RAK 5C 006-60444.

How do I tell if my copy of If You Can't Give Me Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-60444, RAK 271, RAK-11660, 4C 006-60444) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C-006-60444-A-35347-1-Y and 5C-006-60444-B-35348-1-Y. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is If You Can't Give Me Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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