Vinyl pressings
by Andrew Gold · 1978
All This And Heaven Too was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
6E-116 A SP 1-3Side One etched; variant 1
6E-116 B SP SP 1-2Side Two etched; variant 1
6E-116 A SP SRC 1-1Side One etched; SRC stamped; variant 2
6E-116 B SP SP 1-1Side Two etched; variant 2
6E-116-ASide A
6E-116-BSide B
6E-116 A-3 PRCW | |Runout A variant 1
6E-116 B-5 PRCW |Runout B variant 1
6E-116 A-2 PRC - III III PRCRunout side A, variant 1
6E-116 BP PRC II I PRCRunout side B, variant 1
6E-116 A-2 PRC-III-I PRCRunout side A, variant 2
6E-116 B-2 PRC-II-lI PRCRunout side B, variant 2
6E-116-A SPMatrix side A, on label
6E-116-B SPMatrix side B, on label
K.53072.A.1 ALLENSide A runout, variant 1
K.53072.B.2 ALLENSide B runout, variant 1
K.53072 - A 1 E.G. ALLEN 2-19Side A runout, variant 2
K.53072 - B 1 ALLEN E.G.Side B runout, variant 2
MX185129 6E116-1Runout stamped side A
MX185130 6E116-2Runout stamped side B
MX185129Label side A
MX185130Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Asylum Records 6E-116 / Asylum Records 6E 116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Belgium | Asylum Records AS 53072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Asylum Records 6E-116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Asylum Records 6E-116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53072LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 072 (6E-116)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | Elektra/Asylum Records Ban 53072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10469YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10469YFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 53 072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 53072 (6E-116)LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 53072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | Asylum Records 6E-116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Asylum Records K 53072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Asylum Records 6E-116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of All This And Heaven Too are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Asylum Records 6E-116.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-116, K 53072, AS 53072, AS 53 072 (6E-116)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-116 A SP 1-3 and 6E-116 B SP SP 1-2. 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.
