Vinyl pressings
by UB40 · 1989
Labour Of Love II was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 16 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.
LPDEP 14 A - 2U - 1 - 1Side A runout variant 1
LPDEP 14 B - 2U - 1 - 1Side B runout variant 1
LPDEP 14 A - 3U - 1 - 1Side A runout variant 2
LPDEP 14 B - 1U - 1 - 1Side B runout variant 2
LPDEP 14 A-2U-1- 1 SRZ DSide A
LPDEP 14 B-3U-1-1-4 SRZ DSide B
LPDEP 14 A-1U-1- 1 SRZ D(1st Variant) Side A
LPDEP 14 B-2U-1-1-4 SRZ D(1st Variant) Side B
LPDEP 14 A - 2U - 1 - 1A-side runout stamp
LPDEP 14 B - 2U - 1 - 1B-side runout stamp
ST VR 897663-A FUTURE DISC -T.B- SRCA-Side Runout Groove
ST VR 897664-A SRCB-Side Runout Groove
ST-VR-897663A-Side Label
ST-VR-897664B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | EMI-Odeon, S.A. 50016 / Virgin 60011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Australasia | DEP International LPDEP 14 / Virgin 210 258-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Virgin 066 427096 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | DEP International VL 3079 / Virgin VL 3079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ecuador | EMI 303-0216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | DEP International LPDEP 14 / Virgin 210 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | Virgin VG 50478 / DEP International 062-VG 50478First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Guatemala | EMI 33361- ASFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | DEP International LPDEP 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Portugal | DEP International 605552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | Virgin VNC 5163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Virgin T-210 258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | DEP International LPDEP 14 / DEP International LP DEP 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | DEP International LPDEP 14 / Virgin 210 258-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | DEP International LPDEP 14 / DEP International 210 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02516 9 / DEP International LP-7-1 2 02516 9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02516 9 / DEP International LP-7-1 2 02516 9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Korea | DEP International VKPL-0032 / DEP International LP DEP 14LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | Guatemala | EMI 33361LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | EMI 11001348LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | EMI 2000 LEMP-1680 / Virgin LEMP-1680LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Labour Of Love II are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1989 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Argentina, Australasia and more. One of them is DEP International LPDEP 14.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPDEP 14, 1-91324, 50016, 066 427096 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPDEP 14 A - 2U - 1 - 1 and LPDEP 14 B - 2U - 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.
