France
1988- Label and catalog number
- Fontana 874 863-1
- Format
- 12"
Vinyl pressings
by Yazz · 1988
Where Has All The Love Gone? 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.
2 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
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 | France | Fontana 874 863-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | France | Fontana 874 862-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 654930 612", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | Australia | CBS 654930 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Belgium | Indisc BLR 12796412" | 12" |
| 1989 | Benelux | Big Life BLR 7964 / Indisc Benelux BLR 79647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Big Life BLR 127916412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | France | Big Life 206412", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | France | Big Life 12417", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Germany | Blow Up INT 125.762 / Big Life INT 125.76212", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Italy | Big Life SIRX 2024212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Scandinavia | Big Life BLR8T12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Scandinavia | Big Life BLR87", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Spain | Big Life BLR8T / Big Life BLR8T (SS)12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Spain | Big Life BLR8A / Sanni Records BLR8A7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Big Life BLR8D7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
24 vinyl pressings of Where Has All The Love Gone? are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in France. One of them is Fontana 874 863-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 874 863-1, 874 862-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.