Vinyl pressings
by Corina · 1988
Give Me Back My 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.
3 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year. 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.
F/W HERbIE JR :v) CORINA "Good LucK In EAST SIDE SToRy" P.S. ALiciA SRC CR-223-A-1 1-1 Go GET somE GEORgERunout A side etching & stamped SRC logo
F/W HERbIE JR :v) SRC CR-223-B 1-2Runout B side etching & stamped SRC logo
SRC CR-223-A-1 1-1 F/W HERbIE Jr :^) CORINA "GOOD LUCK In EAST SIDE STORY" GO GET SOME GEORGE P.S. ALICIASide A
SRC F/W HERbIE Jr :^) CR-223-B 1-2Side B
CR-223-A DMS II HERbiE JR :<) 1-1 SRCRunout side A, etched, except [SRC logo] stamped
CR-223-B C̶R̶-̶0̶0̶1̶-̶7̶-̶1̶ HERbiE JR :<) 1-1 SPRunout B-side etched
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 | US | Cutting Records CR-223 / Cutting Records CR 223First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Cutting Records CR-223-DJFirst year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Cutting Records CR-223-7-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Cutting Records CR-223-DJ12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12-20312" | 12" |
| 1989 | UK | Champion CHAMP 2037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | US | Cutting Records CR-22612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | US | Cutting Records CR-226 DJ12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1989 | US | Cutting Records CR-22612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1989 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12-20312", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Give Me Back My Heart are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US. One of them is Cutting Records CR-223.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR-223, CR-223-DJ, CR-223-7-DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F/W HERbIE JR :v) CORINA "Good LucK In EAST SIDE SToRy" P.S. ALiciA SRC CR-223-A-1 1-1 Go GET somE GEORgE and F/W HERbIE JR :v) SRC CR-223-B 1-2. 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.
