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"Heroes" by David Bowie, album cover

First-year pressing

"Heroes" 1977 Italy Pressing (PL 12522)

"Heroes" by David Bowie

Artist
David Bowie
Title
"Heroes"
Label
  • RCA Victor PL 12522
Country
Italy
Released
1977
Format
LP, Album, Stereo

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • GKAY 31824Label A-side
  • GKAY 31825Label B-side
  • PL 12522-A-3E 19 MVA-side runout etched - variant 1
  • PL-12522-B-2 ̶(̶A̶F̶L̶-̶1̶-̶2̶5̶2̶2̶-̶B̶)̶ 18 STERLING GC.B-side runout etched, "STERLING", stamped - variant 1
  • PL 12522-A-3E 79 M V 2A-side runout etched - variant 2
  • PL-12522-B-2 (̶A̶F̶L̶-̶1̶-̶2̶5̶2̶2̶-̶B̶ ) 78 STERLING GC.B-side runout etched; "(AFL-1-2522-B", crossed out; "STERLING", stamped - variant 2
  • PL 12522 - A - 3E 27 M V |A-side runout etched - variant 3
  • PL-12522- B - 2 (̶A̶F̶L̶-̶1̶-̶2̶5̶2̶2̶-̶B̶ ) - 25 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GC. 5B-side runout etched/stamped - variant 3
  • PL 12522 - A - 3E 27 M V | P ΔA-side runout etched - variant 4
  • PL-12522- B - 2 (̶A̶F̶L̶-̶1̶-̶2̶5̶2̶2̶-̶B̶ ) - 26 |2 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ GC.B-side runout etched/stamped - variant 4
  • PL 12522-A-3E 20 M V 16A-side runout etched - variant 5
  • PL-12522-B-2 (̶A̶F̶L̶-̶1̶-̶2̶5̶2̶2̶-̶B̶ ) 14 STERLING GC.12B-side runout etched/stamped - variant 5
  • PL 12522 - A - 3E 26 IS M V P ΔA-side runout etched - variant 6
  • PL-12522-B-2 ̶(̶A̶F̶L̶-̶1̶-̶2̶5̶2̶2̶-̶B̶)̶ -B STERLING 15 GC A3B-side runout etched, "STERLING", stamped - variant 6
  • PL 12522 - A - 3E 29 12 M VA-side runout etched - variant 7
  • PL-12522-B-2 ̶(̶A̶F̶L̶-̶1̶-̶2̶5̶2̶2̶-̶B̶)̶ STERLING GC A3B-side runout etched, "STERLING", stamped - variant 7
All 128 pressings of "Heroes"