Vinyl pressings
by Transvision Vamp · 1988
I Want Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 8 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.
R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-ASide A, stamped, Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-BSide B, stamped, Variant 1
[Stamped] R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-A [Etched] x JK 26Side A, stamped & etched, Variant 2
[Stamped] R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-B [Etched] x JK 29Side B, stamped & etched, Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 257922-0-A 15Runout side A, variant 1, stamped ["15" etched]
R/S Alsdorf 257922-0-B 15Runout side B, variant 1, stamped ["15" etched]
R/S Alsdorf 257922-0-A 16Runout side A, variant 2, stamped ["16" etched]
R/S Alsdorf 257922-0-B 15Runout side B, variant 2, stamped ["15" etched]
R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-AxRunout, side A var 1
R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-BxRunout, side B var 1
R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-Ax J·Runout, side A var 2
R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-Bx J·Runout, side B var 2
TVVT 3 A-1-1-2Side A Stamped Runout
TVVT 3 B-1-1-1Side B Stamped Runout
TVVT 3 ASide A label
TVVT 3 BSide B label
TVVT3A-1-1-2A Side
TVVT3B-1-1-1B Side
TVV-3-A-2-1-Q1 MT.Side A runout
TVV-3-B-1-1-Q1 MT.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 257 923-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 257 922-0First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 257 923-7 / MCA Records TVV 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Mexico | MCA Records PRO-220First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Portugal | MCA Records 2579237First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | South Africa | MCA Records LMCS 2002First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Spain | MCA Records 989First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records TVV 3 / MCA Records TVV3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records TVV 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records TVV 3 / MCA Records TVV3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records TVV3 / MCA Records TVV 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records TVV3 / MCA Records TVV 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records TVV 3 / MCA Records TVV3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records WTVVT 3First year12", 45 RPM, Advance | 12", 45 RPM, Advance |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records TVV3 / MCA Records TVV 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of I Want Your Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records 257 923-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 257 923-7, 257 922-0, TVVT 3, TVVTR 3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-A and R/S Alsdorf 257923-7-B. 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.
