Vinyl pressings
by The Damned · 1979
Love Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
CHIS 112 A-1 1 A D GET DOWNSide A variant 1 runout stamped / etched
CHIS 112 B-1 2 A A NEIGHBOUR ANNOYERSide B variant 1 runout stamped / etched
CHIS 1A2 A-1 DP GET DOWN RAT SCABIES HAS V.D. O.K?Side A variant 2 runout stamped / etched
CHIS 112 B-1 GO NICE RECORD TO HANG YOURSELF BY NEIGHBOUR ANNOYERSide B variant 2 runout stamped / etched
CHIS 112 A-1 GET DOWN 1 TSide A runout
CHIS 112 B-1 NEIGHBOUR ANNOYER 1 PSide B runout
CHIS 112 A-1 1 RM GET DOWNSide A runout
CHIS 112 B-1 2 GR NEIGHBOUR ANNOYERSide B runout
1 CHIS 112 A-1 GDD GET DOWNA-side runout stamp/etching
2 CHIS 112 B-1 OD NEIGHBOR ANNOYERB-side runout stamp/etching
CHIS 112-AVinyl label A
CHIS 112-BVinyl label B
CHIS 112 A-1 A M GET DOWN 1Runout, side A
CHIS 112 B-1 A M NICE RECORD TO HANG YOURSELF BY NEIGHBOUR ANNOYER 1Runout, side B
CHIS 112-APrinted label A
CHIS 112-BPrinted label B
CHIS 112 A-1Stamped, Side A
GET DOWNEtched, Side A
CHIS 112 B-1Stamped, Side B
NEIGHBOUR ANNOYEREtched, Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Chiswick Records 2S 008 62986 / Chiswick Records 2S 008 62.986First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Chiswick Records 0037.060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Chiswick Records 100.672 / Chiswick Records 100 672First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 1127", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 112First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 757", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 757", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 757", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 757", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 757", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 757", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Big Beat Records NS 757", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Chiswick Records CHIS 1127", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | UK | Chiswick Records CHISP 1127", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2018 | Europe | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 2018 | Europe | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 2018 | Europe | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 2018 | US | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2018 | US | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Repress, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Repress, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Repress, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Chiswick Records CHISP 1127", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | UK | Chiswick Records CHISP 1127", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | UK | Chiswick Records CHISP 1127", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | US | Damned Records DAMN 797", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
41 vinyl pressings of Love Song are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, France, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Chiswick Records CHIS 112, released April 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHIS 112, 2S 008 62986, 0037.060, 100.672) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHIS 112 A-1 1 A D GET DOWN and CHIS 112 B-1 2 A A NEIGHBOUR ANNOYER. 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.
