Italy
1990- Label and catalog number
- Beat Club Records BCR 001/90
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single
Vinyl pressings
by Touch Of Soul · 1990
We Got The Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
. COOL . 204 . A1 JA <Side A runout etched
. COOL . 204 . B1 < DSide B runout etched
COOLX 204 A1 JA B DA Side, variant 1
COOLX 204 B1 BB Side, variant 2
31-COOLX 204 A1 JA B CA Side, variant 2
COOLX 204 B1 A DB Side, variant 2
COOLXR 204 A1 ⋀Side A runout
COOLXR 204 B1 ⋀Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Cooltempo CHS 2436 / Chrysalis CHS 2436First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | France | On The Beat OTB 1307-6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | France | On The Beat OTB 1307-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Italy | Beat Club Records BCR 001/90First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | UK | Cooltempo COOLX 204First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Cooltempo COOLXR 204First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK | Cooltempo COOLXW 204First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Cooltempo COOL 204First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Unknown | Not On Label novax703.0112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label novax 703.0112", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of We Got The Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1990 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Italy, UK, Australia, France. One of them is Beat Club Records BCR 001/90.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BCR 001/90, COOL 204, COOLX 204, COOLXR 204) 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.