Vinyl pressings
by Sybil · 1987
My Love Is Guaranteed was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 4 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.
NP-50067-A-RE1 HERBIE JR :^)Runout Side A, variant 1
NP-50067-B HERBIE JR :^)Runout Side B, variant 1
NP-50067-A-RE1 EXP HERbIE JR :^)Runout Side A, variant 2
NP-50067-B HERbIE JR :^) EXPRunout Side B, variant 2
NP-50067-A-1 MASTERED BY TRUTONE Pa·PF-9-87Runout - Side A
NP-50067-AAA MASTERED BY TRUTONE Pa·PF-9-87Runout - Side B
KF-313-A ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʀᴜᴛᴏɴᴇ PA ♡PF 8 87Side A, etched except stamped "Mastered by Trutone"
ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʀᴜᴛᴏɴᴇ PA ♡PF 8 87 KF-313-BSide A, etched except stamped "Mastered by Trutone"
NP-50067-A-RE1. HERBIE JR :^)Runout Side A
NP-50067-AAA MASTERED BY TRUTONE-9-87Runout Side B
NP-50067-A-1 MASTERED BY TRUTONE-Pa-PF-987Runout side A
NP-50067-AAA MASTERED BY TRUTONE-Pa-PF-987Runout side AAA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Unknown | Champion CHAMP 12X55First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Italy | CGD INT 15341First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | CGD INT10774First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMPZ 12-55First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMPX 55 / Champion CHAMP X 55First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMPR 12-55First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12-55First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12 R 55First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMPR 12-55First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMP X 55First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Champion CHAMPR 55First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1987 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP 50067 / Next Plateau Records Inc. NP50067First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP50067First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP 50067First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP50067First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | UK | Not On Label LOVE 212", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | Not On Label LOVE 112", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | PWL International PWLT 27712", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | PWL International PWL 2777", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1993 | UK | PWL International PWLT 27712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon Germany 100.07.4577", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of My Love Is Guaranteed are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Germany, Italy. One of them is Next Plateau Records Inc. NP 50067.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NP 50067, NP50067, KF313, CHAMP 12X55) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NP-50067-A-RE1 HERBIE JR :^) and NP-50067-B HERBIE JR :^). 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.
