Vinyl pressings
by The Ring · 1979
Savage Lover 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.
29 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SP V 23 B-1FRun-out B-side, stamped (Variant 2)
SPV 23-ALabel A-side
SPV 23-BLabel B-side
p SPV 23A-1ARun-out A-side, facing inwards towards label [etched] (Variant 1)
A-1 [triangle, triangle] SPV 23A-IFRunout side A
A-1 [triangle] SPV 23B-IHRunout side B
SPV 23-ACenter label side A
SPV 23-BCenter label side B
VSD-35210A-1L A CRunout Side A stamped
VSD-35210B-1L 1A CRunout Side B stamped
VSD 35210 A - 1BRunout side A
VSD - 35210 - B - 1CRunout side B
VSD 35210-ALabel side A
VSD 35210-BLabel side B
A-1 triangle symbol SPV 23A-IFRun-out Side A
A-1 triangle symbol SPV 23B-IHRun-out Side B
SPV 23-ALabel Side A
SPV 23-BLabel Side B
IS SPV 23A-IC A2Runout side A
IS SPV 23B-IC A2Runout side B
SPV 23-ACenter label side A
SPV 23-BCenter label 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 | Australia | Vanguard DS 12038First year12" | 12" |
| 1979 | Australia | Astor A 7306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Vanguard VACD-3950First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Vanguard SPV.23First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Canada | Vanguard SPV.23First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Canada | Vanguard SPV.23First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Canada | Vanguard Vsd 35210First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Vanguard 113-0501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Vanguard 113-0501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Vanguard VSD 3103First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Italy | Vanguard VA 37019First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Mexico | Melody SS 6013 / Vanguard Disco SS 6013First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Mexico | Melody SS 6013 / Vanguard Disco SS 6013First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Mexico | Melody SS-6013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Philippines | VMC International VOI-79-321First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Music Hall 327537", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Dicesa SS-00512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Mexico | Gamma D 33-51 / Vanguard D 33-5112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Vanguard SPV 2312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of Savage Lover are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Vanguard SPV 23.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPV 23, VSD 35210, VSL 5013, VS 5013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP V 23 B-1F and SPV 23-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.
