Love Over Gold

~ Release group by Dire Straits

Annotation

Love over Gold was initially released on vinyl LP and cassette, and later on compact disc. Early discs were manufactured in Langenhagen, Germany (PolyGram Hanover, the first CD manufacturer worldwide), but an exact date for the first CD release is not known. Although a German release event on April 18, 1984 is recorded on www.offiziellecharts.de, it's still possible that there was an earlier release. It's not very likely that it was released in 1983 in the US only.

CD Label Designs, Made in Germany

The European cat# 800 022-2 was printed on most European and early US released discs.

  • Target label → early US released discs, glass master (GM) version 01, 1983
  • Blue spiral, blue text, unprinted (silver) hub area → German release, GM version 01, 1983 or 1984
  • Blue (divided) spiral, black text, rim text "MADE IN W.GERMANY BY POLYGRAM" → German release, GM version 01, 1984
  • Red swirl (or wave), rim text "MADE IN W.GERMANY BY POLYGRAM", no mould text → German release, GM versions 01 to 06, 1984 or 1985
  • Red swirl (or wave), rim text "MADE IN W.GERMANY BY POLYGRAM", mould text MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO → German release, GM version 03, 1986
  • Black on silver, "MADE IN W.GERMANY BY POLYGRAM" on disc face → US release, GM version 04, 1984 (?) (US cat#)
  • Red swirl (or wave), rim text "MADE IN W.GERMANY", mould text MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO → German release, GM version 04, 1986 or later
  • Red swirl (or wave), rim text "MADE IN W.GERMANY", mould text MADE IN GERMANY BY PDO → German release, GM version 07 and 08, approx. 1990
  • Red swirl (or wave), rim text "MADE IN W.GERMANY", no mould text (clear hub area) → German release, GM version 08, approx. 1990
  • Red swirl (or wave), rim text "MADE IN GERMANY" → German release, GM version 08, since approx. 1991 (known versions with mould text MADE IN GERMANY and MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC)

Further European releases with cat# 800 022-2 were manufactured by PMDC France and Sony DADC.

(List researched by @Bajoran_Steffi)

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-24 02:24 UTC.

Album

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
  • PT1982-09-20
  • GB1982-09-20
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)6359 109[none]
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5
  • GB1982-09-24
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)6359 109
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)VOG 1-3317[none]
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)25PP-60
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)6359 109[none]
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCassette5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)7150 109[none]
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)23728075992372817
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)6359 109[none]
Love Over Gold (“target” design; made in West Germany by Polygram)Dire StraitsCD5
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)800 088-2, 9 23728-2075992372824
Love Over Gold (Germany, 2nd pressing, blue devided swirl)Dire StraitsCD5
  • DE1984-04-18
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-23259180008826
Love Over Gold (Germany 1st pressing, blue swirl)Dire StraitsCD5
  • DE1984-04-18
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-23259180008826
Love Over Gold (Germany, orange/red swirl, 1st pressing)Dire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-23259180008826
Love Over Gold (black on silver disc; made in West Germany)Dire StraitsCD5
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9 23728-2075992372824
Love Over Gold (“Target” design; made in Japan)Dire StraitsCD5
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9 23728-2075992372824
Love Over Gold (Germany, orange/red swirl, 2nd pressing)Dire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-23259180008826
Love Over Gold (Germany, orange/red swirl, 3rd pressing)Dire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-23259180008826
Love Over Gold (Germany, orange/red swirl, 4th pressing)Dire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-23259180008826
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
МелодияС60-24731-001
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)W2-23728075992372824
Love Over Gold (made in U.S.A.)Dire StraitsCD5
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9 23728-2075992372824
Love Over Gold (made in W. Germany, clear hub area)Dire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-2042280008826
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5
Supraphon (Czech production agency), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)11 1668-2, 800 088-28596911166826
Love Over Gold (PMDC France, West Germany print, Matrix 800 088-2 08 ˙/)Dire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-2042280008826
Love Over Gold (SBM remastered)Dire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-2042280008826
Love Over Gold (Universal logo and/or Sony DADC (BIEM/STEMRA))Dire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-2042280008826
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)MMTCD 19646001210861539
Love Over Gold (US remaster)Dire StraitsCD5
  • US2000-09-19
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)9 47772-2093624777229
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5
  • AU2004-07-01
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-2042280008826
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-29771128566136
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5
  • JP2008-10-22
Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)UICY-937304988005532404
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)47772-1093624969693
Love Over GoldDire StraitsSHM-SACD (2 channels)5
  • JP2011-07-20
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)UIGY-95054988005669476
Love Over Gold (remastered)Dire StraitsSHM-CD5
  • JP2013-02-20
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)UICY-253544988005748881
Love Over Gold (Platinum SHM-CD)Dire StraitsSHM-CD5
  • JP2013-11-27
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)UICY-400294988005791801
Love Over GoldDire Straits12" Vinyl5
  • GB2014-05-19
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)3752906602537529063
Love Over GoldDire StraitsHQCD5
  • JP2018-06-20
Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)UICY-402074988031277515
Love Over Gold (special edition)Dire StraitsHybrid SACD (CD layer) + Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)5 + 5
  • US2019-10-29
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2187821797218764
Love Over GoldDire Straits2×12" Vinyl2 + 3
  • US2019-11-13
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-469821797246910
Love Over Gold (orange/red swirl, made in Germany, label code on back, early 1990s)Dire StraitsCD5Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-2042280008826
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)042280008826
Love Over GoldDire StraitsCD5Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998)800 088-2042280008826
Love Over Gold (club edition)Dire StraitsCD5Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)9 23728-2, D173345[none]
Love Over GoldDire StraitsDigital Media5EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)042280008826

Relationships

associated singles/EPs:Industrial Disease
Private Investigations
included in:Dire Straits
The Studio Albums 1978–1991
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/23798 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dire_straits/love_over_gold/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/17461/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000189679 [info]
Wikidata:Q836697 [info]