Vinyl pressings
by Yello · 1983
I Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
BUY IT 176 A1 ARunout side A, variant 1
BUY IT 176 B1 ARunout side B, variant 1
BUY IT 176 A2 C ARunout side A, variant 2
BUY IT 176 B1 ARunout side B, variant 2
P+Buy+176+A ORLAKERunout side A
A21420Runout side B
P + Buy + 176 + A ORLAKERunout side A
[none]Runout side B
BUY 176 A1 ARUN ΛRunout side A, Variant 1
BUY 176 B1 ΛRunout side B, Variant 1
BUY 176 A2 ARUN –Runout side A, Variant 2
BUY 176 B2 cRunout side B, Variant 2
P+BUY+176+A ORLAKERunout side A
BUY 176 A1 ARUNRunout Side A
BUY 176 B1Runout Side B
176-A BUY DJLabel Side A
BUY DJ 176-BLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Stiff Records 105 550First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Vertigo 812 150-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Stiff Records BUY 176First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Philippines | Vertigo VTG-6020 / Vertigo 812 810-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | Vertigo SV 0050 / Vertigo 814 247-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Spain | Victoria VIC-86 / Victoria B-20.111First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Stiff Records BUY-IT 176 / Stiff Records B-20.111First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Switzerland | Vertigo 812 150-7 / Vertigo 8121 507First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Stiff Records BUY 176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Stiff Records BUY DJ 176 / Stiff Records BUY 176First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra EAOR 4908First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 0-67917First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 7-69824First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 7-69824First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 7-69824First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
29 vinyl pressings of I Love You are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, France, Germany and more. One of them is Stiff Records BUY IT 176, released May 23, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUY IT 176, P-BUY-176, BUY 176, BUY DJ 176) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUY IT 176 A1 A and BUY IT 176 B1 A. 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.
