Vinyl pressings
by David Bowie · 2002
Heathen was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. 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 2002, the album's first year, in 2 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.
5082221000 1A1Runout side A, variant 1
5082221000 5B1Runout side B, variant 1
5082221000 1A1Runout side A, variant 2
5082221000 3B1Runout side A, variant 2
AL 86630 X1Side A etched
BL 86630 X1Side B etched
AL 86630Side A label
BL 86630Side B label
SIDE ONE: AL86630 X1Side A runout
SIDE TWO: BL86630 X1Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | ISO Records C 86630 / Columbia 86630First yearLP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 2002 | US | Columbia C 86630 / ISO Records C 86630First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 2002 | Europe | Columbia 508222 1 / ISO Records 508222 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP470 / ISO Records MOVLP470LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP470LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP470 / ISO Records MOVLP470LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP470 / Columbia MOVLP470LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP470 / Columbia MOVLP470LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Columbia FRM-86630 / ISO Records FRM-86630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Columbia FRM-86630 / ISO Records FRM-86630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | ISO Records 88985380231 / Columbia 88985380231LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 35 / Columbia FRM-86630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-86630 / ISO Records FRM-86630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | France | ISO Records 88985380231 / Columbia 88985380231LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-86630 / ISO Records FRM-86630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-86630 / ISO Records FRM-86630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-86630 / Columbia FRM-86630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM-86630 / ISO Records FRM-86630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Worldwide | Parlophone 5021732397300 / ISO Records DB0216-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Heathen are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2002 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in Europe, US. One of them is Columbia 508222 1, released June 1, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 508222 1, C 86630) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5082221000 1A1 and 5082221000 5B1. 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.
