Vinyl pressings
by Andy Williams · 1969
Happy Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
T I XSM150132-1K 0 Λ1 Λ6Side A Etched [Last 0 & Λ‘s Stamped]
T I 0XSM150133-1H A ooSide B Etched [First 0 Stamped]
o XSM150132-1F [o]2Side A runout, etched, [stamped], variant 1
T I o XSM150133-1H A1Side B runout, etched, variant 1
S I XSM150132-1C 0 F1Variant 1, Side A runout
S I XSM150133-1J 0 A11Variant 1, Side B runout
S 1 XSM150132-1C 0 B8Variant 2, Side A runout
S 1 XSM150132-1J 0 B4Variant 2, Side B runout
XSM150132-1AC A1 PRunout Side A, stamped, variant 1
P o XSM150133-1L A5Runout Side B, etched except A5 stamped, variant 1
P o XSM150132-1F A 11Runout Side A, stamped, variant 2
o XSM 150133 -1L P B 3Runout Side B, etched except o P B 3 stamped, variant 2
SBPG 63614-A1 10 CStamped Runout, Side A
SBPG 63614 B1 5Stamped Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | CBS SBP 233689First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | CBS 37623First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Columbia CS 9844First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS S63614First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Peru | Columbia SE-8229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1408First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS S 63614 / CBS 63614First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS M 63614First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9844First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9844LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9844First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Columbia CS 9844First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | CBS CLS-4169LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 63 614LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S 63614 / CBS 63614LP | LP |
16 vinyl pressings of Happy Heart are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9844.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9844, S 63614, M 63614, SBP 233689) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T I XSM150132-1K 0 Λ1 Λ6 and T I 0XSM150133-1H A oo. 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.
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