Vinyl pressings
by The Godfathers · 1989
She Gives Me 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.
12 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 5 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.
GFTT· 4 A1 1 AD2 AD2 ASide A runout, variant 1
GFTT· 4 B1 2 ASide B runout, variant 1
GFTT· 4 A1 3 AD2 AD2 A 1Side A runout, variant 2
GFTT· 4 B1 1 ASide B runout, variant 2
GFT.4 A 1 ΛRunout etched side A
GFT.4 B1 ΛRunout etched side B
GFT 4 A*Label side A
GFT 4 B*Label side B
GFT+P+4+A ORLAKESide A runout, etched
GFT+4+B ORLAKESide B runout, etched
GFTT· 4 A1 1 A AD2 AD2Side A runout, variant 1
GFTT· 4 B1 2 ASide B runout, variant 1
GFTT· 4 A1 0 A AD2Side A runout, variant 2
GFTT· 4 B1 4 ASide B runout, variant 2
XSS68818A-1A G1 VLADO B1 (MP)Side A runout, etched
XSS68818B-1A G1 VLADO A6 (MP)Side B runout, etched
XSS 68818ALabel, A
XSS 68818BLabel, B
XSS 01532A-1A G1 MP VLADO A2Side A
XSS 01532A-1B G1 MP VLADO A2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Epic 654807 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic EPC 654807 6First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic EPC 654807 7 / Epic 654807 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic ARIE 2200First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic ARIE 2142First year7", Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic 654807 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | UK | Epic GFT T4First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Epic GFT 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Epic GFT P4First year7", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1989 | UK | Epic GFT B4 / Epic GFT T4First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Epic 49 68818First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1989 | US | Epic EAS 1532First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of She Gives Me Love are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Epic GFT T4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GFT T4, GFT 4, GFT P4, GFT B4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GFTT· 4 A1 1 AD2 AD2 A and GFTT· 4 B1 2 A. 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.
