Vinyl pressings
by Twisted Sister · 1987
Love Is For Suckers was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 17 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.
STA 876449-A DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-1Side A runout etched
STA 876450-A DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-1Side B runout etched
ST-A-876449-SPSide A label
ST-A-876450-SPSide B label
STA 876449-A DMM STERLING SP ⧵ - SP-ARA runout etched
STA 876450-A DMM STERLING SP ⧵ - SP-ARB runout etched
ST-A-876449-ARA label matrix
ST-A-876450-ARB label matrix
STA 876449-A DMM STERLING TJ SP \-\Side A Runout Etched
STA 876450-A DMM STERLING TJ SP \-\Side B Runout Etched
MX 213737 81772-1 ∙ 1 ⁀⁀Side 1 runout hand etched
MX 213738 81772-1 ∙ 2Side 2 runout hand etched
MX213737Side 1 label
MX213738Side 2 label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Atlantic 80658First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | Atlantic 81772-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | Atlantic 812772-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.0056 / Atlantic 30.199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic A1 81772LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic 78 17721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic 78 17721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic 781 772-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Atlantic WX 120 / Atlantic 781 772-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Atlantic 781 772-1 / Atlantic WX 120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Atlantic 78 1772-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Peru | Atlantic PN ALT 0817721.0First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | Atlantic 1591971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Korea | Oasis Record Co. OLW-503 / Atlantic 81772-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Atlantic 781772-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Atlantic 781 772-1 / Atlantic WX 120LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6648LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Philippines | Atlantic 81772-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK & Europe | Atlantic 781 772-1 / Atlantic WX 120LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
29 vinyl pressings of Love Is For Suckers are listed here, from 19 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 7 81772-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 81772-1, P-13553, 80658, 81772-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA 876449-A DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-1 and STA 876450-A DMM STERLING TJ SP 1-1. 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.
