Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Tyler · 1988
Hide Your Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 18 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.
01 46 0125 1A1 CSide A runout, variant 1
01 46 0125 1B1 BSide B runout, variant 1
01 46 0125 1A1 BSide A runout, variant 2
01 46 0125 1B1 ASide B runout, variant 2
AL-44163-DMM-1B G2 Sterling A2A Side Etched Runout, Variant 1
BL-44163-DMM-1A G1 Sterling A4B Side Etched Runout, Variant 1
AL-44163-DMM-1A G1 Sterling C2A Side Etched Runout, Variant 2
BL-44163-DMM-1A G1 Sterling A1B Side Etched Runout, Variant 2
AL-44163-DMM-1B G SterlingSide A etched runout
BL-44163-DMM-1A G2 B5 SterlingSide B etched runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Columbia 120-029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | Columbia 120-029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 460125 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | CBS 231.124 / Discos CBS 231.124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 460125 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | CBS CBS 460125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Hong Kong | CBS CYA 1233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37219 / CBS SLPXL 37219First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Israel | CBS CBS 460125 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | CBS CLS-460125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | CBS CBS4601251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3186First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | CBS Korea KJPL-0576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 460125 1 (SE)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 460125 1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Hide Your Heart are listed here, from 18 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, US, UK, Canada and more. One of them is CBS CBS 460125 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 460125 1, FC 44163, 460125 1, 120-029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01 46 0125 1A1 C and 01 46 0125 1B1 B. 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.
