Vinyl pressings
by Al Jarreau · 1988
Heart's Horizon 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.
13 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
1-25778-A RE1 SH1 DMM Precision B-33332-Re1-SH1-DMM △22931 1-1A side variant 1
1-25778-B RE1 SR1DMM Precision SP2-2 SP-AR △22931-X B33333-Re1-SR1B side variant 1
1-25778-A RE1 SR1 DMM Precision SP1-4A side variant 2
1-25778-B RE1 SR1 DMM Precision SP2-3B side variant 2
MX301871 255975-1-1 1-25778-A-REI-SR3 DMM Precision OSP-AUSSide A etched runout
255975-1-2 MX301872 1-25778-B REI SRI DMM Precision SP5-2 SP-AUSSide B etched runout
R/S Alsdorf 255975-1-A4 X 12Runout side 1
R/S Alsdorf 255975-1-B4 1-25778-B REI SPI DMM 5 PRECISION SP-6Runout side 2
R/S Alsdorf 255975-1-A4 10side 1, variant 2, "10"- scrawled
R/S Alsdorf 255975-1-B4 1-25778-B 1-2S778-B REI (SPI- crossed out) SRI DMM PRECISION SP-2 - 4 5(maby "S")P GER 28side 2, variant 2, "REI (SPI- crossed out) SRI DMM PRECISION SP-2 - 4 5(maby "S")P GER 28"- scrawled
R/S Alsdorf 255975-1-A4A Side, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 255975-1-B2B Side, stamped
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 | Argentina | Wea Discos S.r.l. 80782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | WEA 255 975-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Reprise Records 92 57781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA 255 975-1 / WEA WX 230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA 255 975-1 / WEA WX 230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | WEA 255 975-1 UFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | WEA 25 5975-1 / P.R.A. Records 25 5975-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | WEA LWI-6800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records 1-25778First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | WEA International WIC 5104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | WEA 255975-1 / P.R.A. Records 255975-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 9 25778-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records 9 W1-25778 / Columbia House 9 W1-25778LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records W1-25778LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Reprise Records W1-25778LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
18 vinyl pressings of Heart's Horizon are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records 9 25778-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25778-1, 80782, 255 975-1, 92 57781) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25778-A RE1 SH1 DMM Precision B-33332-Re1-SH1-DMM △22931 1-1 and 1-25778-B RE1 SR1DMM Precision SP2-2 SP-AR △22931-X B33333-Re1-SR1. 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.
