Vinyl pressings
by The Beatmasters · 1989
Warm Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 7 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.
LEFT 37 T A2 PR-E W BEBOP BEBOP BEBOP DAMONT THE EXCHANGE PAULS.Runout side A, variant 1
LEFT 37 T AA2 PR-E DAMONT P EXCHANGE PAULS.Runout side AA, variant 1
LEFT 37 T A2 PR-E P2 DAMONT BEBOP BEBOP BEBOP U THE EXCHANGE PAULS.Runout side A, variant 2
LEFT 37 T AA2 PR-E DAMONT L EXCHANGE PAULS.Runout side AA, variant 2
LEFT 37 A1 EXCHANGE PAUL'S BEBOP BEBOP BEBOP! MPOSide A runout etched
LEFT 37 B1 MPOSide AA runout etched
LEFT37SP A-1 MIKE'S DAMONTA runout, etched
LEFT37SP B-1 THE EXCHANGE DAMONTB runout, etched
LEFT 37 A2 MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE MPORunout Side A
LEFT 37 B1 MPORunout Side B
LEFT 37 T A1 PR-E MIKE'SSide A runout
LEFT 37 T AA1 PR-E THE EXCHANGESide AA runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Possum Records POST 567 / Rhythm King POST 567First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Australia | Possum Records POS 5107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | France | Rhythm King 80507First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | France | Rhythm King 80508First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | France | Rhythm King 90573First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | Rhythm King LEFT 37T / Rhythm King M 1-320First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | Rhythm King LEFT 37 / Rhythm King S 1-320First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Italy | Rhythm King LEFTX37First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Torso TORSO 12138First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Torso Torso 70138First year7" | 7" |
| 1989 | Spain | DRO 2D-0702 / DRO 2D-0702-1 R1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Rhythm King LEFT 37TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Rhythm King LEFTR37TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Rhythm King LEFT 37First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Rhythm King LEFT 37TPFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada | Sire 92 1739012" | 12" |
| 1990 | US | Sire 0-21739 / Sire 9 21739-012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | US | Sire PRO-A-4485 / Rhythm King PRO-A-448512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Warm Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Rhythm King LEFT 37T.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LEFT 37T, LEFTR37T, LEFT 37, LEFT37SP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LEFT 37 T A2 PR-E W BEBOP BEBOP BEBOP DAMONT THE EXCHANGE PAULS. and LEFT 37 T AA2 PR-E DAMONT P EXCHANGE PAULS.. 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.
