UK
1978- Label and catalog number
- Ariola ARPD 141Ariola AROD 141/12
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM, Promo

Vinyl pressings
by The Three Degrees · 1978
Woman In Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
OLA-50-1-A
OLA-50-1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Philippines | Ariola OLA-50-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Ariola ARPD 141 / Ariola AROD 141/12First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia Record Productions PRO-774212", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor 103327 / Ariola 1033277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Canada | Ariola Records America 7742X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ireland | Ariola ARO 1417", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Ariola America 1033277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Peru | Ariola 17.538F7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Portugal | Ariola 5100 3437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Ariola 100.3437", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola ARO 1417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola ARO 1417", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola ARO 1417", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola ARO 1417", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Ariola ARO 1417", Single · Colored vinyl | 7", Single · Colored vinyl |
23 vinyl pressings of Woman In Love are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Philippines. One of them is Ariola ARPD 141.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ARPD 141, OLA-50-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.