Vinyl pressings
by Alexander O'Neal · 1987
Hearsay was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 11 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.
450936 1 A2Runout side A, etched, variant 1
450936 1 B2Runout side B, etched, variant 1
450936-1-A3 CRunout side A, etched and stamped, variant 2
450936-1-B2 CRunout side B, etched and stamped, variant 2
4509361-A4Side A runout. Var. 1
450936-1-B-2Side B runout. Var. 1
450936-1 A2 1 3 DSide A runout, etched/stamped. Var. 2
450936-1 B1 1 Ɔ ⋀Side B runout, etched/stamped. Var. 2
PAL-40320-1B ❀ G1Runout A variant 1
PBL-40320-1C ❀ G1Runout B variant 1
PAL-40320-1B ❀ G1 C1Runout A variant 2
PBL-40320-1A ❀ G1 F3Runout B variant 2
PAL-40320-1C ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ HUBRunout Etchings - Side A
PBL-40320-1D ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ HUBRunout Etchings - Side B
AL 40320Side A Label
BL 40320Side B Label
MX218977 450936-1-1Side 1
MX218978 4509361-2 ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Epic 450936-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Epic 231034 / Epic 231.034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Tabu Records FZ 40320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Tabu Records TBU 450936 1 / Tabu Records FZ 40320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Epic TBU 450936 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Tabu Records TBU 450936 1 / Epic EPC 450936 1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1987 | Israel | CBS 450936 1 / Tabu Records 450936 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Tabu Records 28AP 3373First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Tabu Records 28AP 3373First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Spain | Tabu Records TBU 450936 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Tabu Records 450936 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Tabu Records 450936 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Tabu Records FZ 40320 / Tabu Records Z 40320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Tabu Records FZ 40320 / Tabu Records Z 40320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Venezuela | Epic 328First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Tabu Records TABULP007LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Tabu Records TABULP007LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Tabu Records TBU 450936 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Hearsay are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1987 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Tabu Records 450936 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 450936 1, FZ 40320, 450936-1, 231034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 450936 1 A2 and 450936 1 B2. 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.
