Vinyl pressings
by Walter Hawkins And The Love Center Choir · 1976
Love Alive 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.
1 pressing came out in 1976, the album's first year. 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.
LS-5686-A(*) ① > ABSide A runout, variant 1
LS-5686-B ① > ABSide B runout, variant 1
LS-5686-A(2) ① > ABSide A runout, variant 2
LS-5686-B(2) ① > ABSide B runout, variant 2
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 | US | Light Records LS 5686-LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Scandinavia | Light Records LS 7038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Sweden | Light Records LS 7038 / Signatur LS 7038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Light Records LS-5686LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Light Records LS 7038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Light Records E1-60095 / Elektra E1-60095LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Light Records MNK-LP-644018LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Intercord INT 145.008LP | LP |
| ? | US | Light Records LS-5686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Light Records LS-5686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Light Records LS-5686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Love Alive are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US. One of them is Light Records LS 5686-LP.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LS 5686-LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LS-5686-A(*) ① > AB and LS-5686-B ① > AB. 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.
