Vinyl pressings
by Cheap Trick · 1978
Heaven Tonight 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.
29 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 11 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.
BL 35312-1G 回-G-回 A1B Side Stamped
AL 35312A Side Label
BL 35312B Side Label
T \ AL-35312-1D º STERLING B1A Side Etch, except º and Sterling stamps
o T 1 AL-35312-1E STERLING | | 7Side A runout, variant 1
BL 35312-1ao T1 BL-35312-1E STERLING K |Side B runout, variant 1
o T 1 AL-35312-1E STERLING | | 7Side A runout, variant 2
o T1 BL-35312-1A STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
AL 35312-1F S2 STERLINGVariant 1 Side A runout - etched
BL 35312-1C S2 STERLINGVariant 1 Side B runout - etched
1S AL-35312-1C STERLING D 12Variant 2 Side A runout etched ['STERLING' stamped]
2S BL-35312-1C STERLING C 11Variant 2 Side B runout etched ['STERLING' stamped]
TI AL-35312-1E STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
TI BL-35312-1A STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
TI AL-35312-1F STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
TI BL-35312-1C STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
P P AL-35312-1KA side runout
P BL-35312-1H D 1B side runout
AL 35312
BL 35312
T \ AL-35312-1D o STERLING B /Side A runout
o T \ BL-35312-1B STERLING 1 X CSide B runout
AL 35312Side A label
BL 35312Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Unknown | CBS KSF 2179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3890First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Epic 144283First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Epic PE 35312First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Epic EPC 82679First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | Epic EPC 82679First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Ireland | Epic S EPC 82679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Epic 25AP 948 / Epic 25AP 948 (E)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Epic 25AP 948 / Epic 25AP 948 (E)First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 3890First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 3890First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Epic EPC 82679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Epic EPC 82679 / Epic S EPC 82679First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Epic S EPC 82679 / Epic EPC 82679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Epic PE 35312 / Epic 35312LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Epic 88883777761 / Epic 35312LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Epic 35312 / Epic JE 35312LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Worldwide | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3553 / Epic MOVLP3553LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 82679LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic JE 35312 / Epic 35312LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
41 vinyl pressings of Heaven Tonight are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Epic JE 35312, released May 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JE 35312, PE 35312, KSF 2179, EPC 82679) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BL 35312-1G 回-G-回 A1 and AL 35312. 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.
