Vinyl pressings
by Whitesnake · 1980
Fool For Your Loving was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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.
BP 352 A-1U 21 2 BILBO - TA1PEA side runout, variant 1
BP 352 B-1U 20 2 TA1PEB side runout, variant 1
BP 352 A-1U BILBO TA1PE 2 2A side runout, variant 2
BP 352 B 1U TA1PE 2 20B side runout, variant 2
BP 352 A-1U 15 2A-Side - Stamped
BILBO - TA1PEA-Side - Etched
BP 352 B-1U 141 2B-Side - Stamped
TA1PEB-Side - Etched
BP-352-A2 2 LYN 8256-ITO ABILBO WINNER MAXRunout Side A etched
BP-352-B·2 LYN8257-ITO MAX BILBO TA1PERunout Side B etched
BP 352ALabel Side A
BP 352BLabel Side B
BP 352 A-1UA-Side - Stamped
BILBO - TA1PEA-Side - Etched
BP 352 B-1UB-Side - Stamped
TA1PEB-Side - Etched
A-side ST-WG-38757-1 SP
B-side ST-WG-38732-1 SP
A-side ST-WG-38757-3 1068900
B-side ST-WG-38757-4 1068901
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Mirage MG 3672First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Mirage WG 3672First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Mirage WG 3672First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 006-82 903 / Sunburst 1C 006-82 903First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1980 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 006-82 903First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Guatemala | United Artists Records AC-UA-3615First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | United Artists Records BP 352First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Japan | Polydor DPQ6190First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 1A 016-82903 / Sunburst 1A 016-82903First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Mirage MG 3752First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | United Artists Records 10C 006-082903 / United Artists Records 10 C 006-082.903First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Spain | United Artists Records 10 C 006-082.903 / Sunburst 10C 006-082.903First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | United Artists Records BP 352 / Sunburst BP 3527", 45 RPM, EP, Remastered | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Remastered |
| 1980 | UK | United Artists Records BP 352First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Mirage WG 3672First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
24 vinyl pressings of Fool For Your Loving are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Japan, Mexico and more. One of them is United Artists Records BP352, released April 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BP352, BP 352, WG 3672, DPQ6190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BP 352 A-1U 21 2 BILBO - TA1PE and BP 352 B-1U 20 2 TA1PE. 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.
