Vinyl pressings
by Atlantic Starr · 1985
If Your Heart Isn't In It was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 3 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.
I A1 A&M-AM-02822-A RCA4A-Side Runout Etching
I A1 A&M-AM-02822-B RCA 3B-Side Runout Etching
AM-02822-AA-Side Label
AM-02822-BB-Side Label
ELA - ∆110506 A&M-AM-02822-A MI ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀A-Side Runout Etching
ELA - ∆110506 X A&M-AM-02822-B MI ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀B-Side Runout Etching
AM-02822-AA-Side Label
AM-02822-BB-Side Label
A&M-AM-02822-A C2 ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ G1 A3A-Side Runout Etching
A&M-AM-02822-B C1 ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀ G3B-Side Runout Etching
AM-02822-AA-Side Label
AM-02822-BB-Side Label
A&M-AM-02822-A - ESI ( 2 Birds ) EMWA-Side Runout Etching
A&M-AM-02822-B" ESI EMWB-Side Runout Etching
AM-02822-AA-Side Label
AM-02822-BB-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Barbados | A&M Records AM-2822First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Canada | A&M Records AM-2822First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records AM-2822First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records AM-2822First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records AM-2822First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records AM-2822First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1985 | US | A&M Records AM-2822First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1986 | UK | A&M Records AMY 31912", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | A&M Records AM 3197", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | A&M Records AM 319 / A&M Records AMC 3197", Single, 45 RPM, Cassette, Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Cassette, Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1986 | UK | A&M Records AM 3197", 45 RPM, Advance, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of If Your Heart Isn't In It are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Barbados, Canada. One of them is A&M Records AM-2822.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM-2822) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A1 A&M-AM-02822-A RCA4 and I A1 A&M-AM-02822-B RCA 3. 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.
