Vinyl pressings
by The B-52's · 1986
Summer Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
0-20509-A SR1 1-2 STERLING SRCSide A runout
0-20509-B SR1 1-3 STERLING SRCSide B runout
0-20509-A SR1 1-1 SRCVariant 2 Side A runout
0-20509-B SR1 1-2 SRCVariant 2 Side B runout
7 28561 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-16498-SH1 Δ14084 1-1Side A
7 28561 B SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-16499-SH1 Δ14084-x 1-1Side B
0-20509-A SH1 B-24542-SH1 △ 13480 1-1Side A etched
0 20509-B SH1 B-24543-SH1 △ 13480-X 1-1Side B etched
Sterling and Allied "Balloon" logoSides A & B stamped
SRC 7 28561 A SR1 1-2Both runouts etched (SRC stamp)
7 28561 A SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-16498-SH1 Δ14084 1-1Both runouts etched, except Allied logo stamp
MX 212403 B 0-20509-1 ÅSide A, Etched
MX 212404 B 0-20509-2 ÅSide B, Etched
MX212403Side A, Label
MX212404Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 0-20509First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 7-28561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80127First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-28561 / Warner Bros. Records 9 28561-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-28561First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 0-20509 / Warner Bros. Records 9 20509-0 AFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 0-20509 / Warner Bros. Records 9 20509-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 7-28561 / Warner Bros. Records 9 28561-7First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Rhino Records 081227935184 / Rhino Records R1 2050912", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Rhino Records R1 20509 / Warner Bros. Records R1 2050912", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Summer Of Love are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1986 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Australia, Australia & New Zealand, Ecuador. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 0-20509, released July 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-20509, 7-28561, 45-80127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-20509-A SR1 1-2 STERLING SRC and 0-20509-B SR1 1-3 STERLING SRC. 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.
