Vinyl pressings
by Accept · 1989
Eat The Heat was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 8 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.
030 DMC-7037 A-2 II 3439-1-XL-A1 MASTERDISK DMMEtched side A, variant 1
030 DMC-7037 B-2 II 3439-1-XL-B MASTERDISK DMMEtched side B, variant 1
030 DMC-7037 A-1 II 3439-1-XL-A MASTERDISK DMMEtched side A, variant 2
030 DMC-7037 B-1 3439-1-XL-B MASTERDISK DMMEtched side B, variant 2
01 465229 20 1A1Side 1 Runouts
01 465229 20 1B1Side 2 Runouts
01-465229-20-1Side 1 Label
01-465229-20-2Side 2 Label
4652291 A1Side 1 Etched
4652291 B1Side 2 Etched
4652291 A1 D2 4 ^Side 1, variant 2
4652291 B1 2Side 2, variant 2
MASTERDISK DMM AL - 44368 - 1A GI A10Side A Runout Etched Variant 1
MASTERDISK DMM BL - 44368 - 1A GI A10Side B Runout Etched Variant 1
MASTERDISK DMM AL - 44368 - 1A GI A4Side A Runout Etched Variant 2
MASTERDISK DMM BL - 44368 - 1A GI A6Side B Runout Etched Variant 2
MASTERDISK DMM AL - 44368 - 1A GI A10Side A Runout Etched Variant 1
MASTERDISK DMM BL - 44368 - 1A GI A10Side B Runout Etched Variant 1
MASTERDISK DMM AL - 44368 - 1A GI A4Side A Runout Etched Variant 2
MASTERDISK DMM BL - 44368 - 1A GI A6Side B Runout Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Epic 465229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Colombia | Epic 1900443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic 465229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | RCA PL 74083LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Greece | Epic EPC 465229 - 1 / Epic EPC 465229 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Korea | HM HM 241 / RCA PL 74083LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic EPC 465229-1 / Epic EPC 465229 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Epic 465229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Epic 4652291First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1989 | US | Epic FE 44368First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Epic FE 44368First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Epic BFE-44368 / Epic BFE 44368First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | RCA PL 74083 / RCA PL74083First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | CBS Records Inc. CPL-1023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2437 / BMG MOVLP2437LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Eat The Heat are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1989 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PL 74083, released May 11, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 74083, 465229 1, FE 44368, 4652291) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 030 DMC-7037 A-2 II 3439-1-XL-A1 MASTERDISK DMM and 030 DMC-7037 B-2 II 3439-1-XL-B MASTERDISK DMM. 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.
