US
June 1975- Label and catalog number
- ABC Records ABCD-891
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
ABCD - 891 A X TML-MRunout A
ABCD 891B TML-MRunout B
ABCD-891-ALabel A
ABCD-891-BLabel B
Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vinton · 1975
Heart Of Hearts was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
ABCD - 891 A X TML-MRunout A
ABCD 891B TML-MRunout B
ABCD-891-ALabel A
ABCD-891-BLabel B
ABCD-891-AA Side Label
ABCD-891-BB Side Label
ABCD 891 A - 2 B TML-S T1Side A runout
ABCD 891-B - 3 A T1 TML-SSide B runout
ABCD-891-ASide A label
ABCD-891-BSide B label
ABCD - 891 A X TML-Mrunout A
ABCD 891B X TML-Srunout B
ABCD-891-Alabel A
ABCD-891-Blabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Probe SPBA3108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Probe SPOL-15077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-891First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC Records 89614 XOTFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | New Zealand | ABC Records ABCD-891First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | ABC Records ABCL 0006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5138First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-891First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-891First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-891First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-891LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Venezuela | ABC Records ABCD-891First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-891First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Korea | ABC Records OLE-23 / Oasis Records OLE-23LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0024 / Mediterraneo LP-0024LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Heart Of Hearts are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-891, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-891, ABCL 5138, SPBA3108, SPOL-15077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCD - 891 A X TML-M and ABCD 891B TML-M. 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.