Vinyl pressings
by Tina Charles · 1976
I Love To Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 21 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.
S-81290-1A-2Variant 1 Side A runout stamped
S-81290-1-B-1Variant 1 Side B runout stamped
S-81290-1A-1Variant 2 Side A runout stamped
S-81290-1B-2Variant 2 Side B runout stamped
S-81290-1A-4 ⒽSide A runout stamped, Ⓗ etched variant 1
S-81290-1B-2 ⒽSide B runout stamped, Ⓗ etched variant 1
S-81290-1A-1 ⒽSide A runout stamped, Ⓗ etched variant 2
S-81290-1B-2 ⒽSide B runout stamped, Ⓗ etched variant 2
CBS S 81290A1Runout side A, stamped
CBS S 81290 B1Runout side B, stamped
S 81290 A°Label side A
S 81290 B°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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS SBP 234833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Epic 144156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Epic 144156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia KES 90350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | CBS KES 90350 / Columbia KES 90350First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Colombia | CBS 14977First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ecuador | CBS 331-0084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81290 / CBS 81290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 81290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS CBS 81290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 81290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Columbia S 81290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Peru | Epic 3332First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label LSLP53LP, Album | LP, Album |
33 vinyl pressings of I Love To Love are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is CBS CBS 81290.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 81290, 81290, S 81290, PC 34424) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-81290-1A-2 and S-81290-1-B-1. 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.
