Vinyl pressings
by David Sanborn · 1987
A Change Of Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 14 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.
△15283 0- 1-25479-A-SRI-DMM 2-1 SPAR Sterling Sound B-26360-DMM SRISide 1 runout, etched (Variant 1)
1-25479-B-SRI-DMM 1-2 B-26347-SRI Sterling Sound SPAR △15283-X 0-Side 2 runout, etched (Variant 1)
1-25479-A-SR2-DMM SP 1-1 Sterling SoundSide 1 runout, etched (Variant 2)
1-25479-B-SR1-DMM 1-1 Sterling SoundSide 2 runout, etched (Variant 2)
1-25150-A-SR5 1-1 SterlingSide 1 runout, etched
1-25150B-SRI 1-2 SterlingSide 2 runout, etched
25479-ASide A Etched
25479-BSide B Etched
1-25479-A-SR2-DMM 123 SP-AUS Serling Sound 25479-1-1 MX212673Side A runout etched
1-25479-B-SR1-DMM 124 SP-AUS Sterling Sound 25479-1-2 MX212674Side B runout etched
MX212673Side A label
MX212674Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25479-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.0015 / Warner Bros. Records 36.226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54791First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25479LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54791First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 479-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | France & Benelux | Warner Bros. Records 925 479-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5479-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13440First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records P-WBR-0254791.5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records 25479-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records 1-25479 / Warner Bros. Records WBC 1620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Korea | Warner Bros. Records OLW-475 / Warner Bros. Records 25479-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925479-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.0015LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of A Change Of Heart are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 1-25479, released January 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25479, 25479-1, P-13440, 80089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, △15283 0- 1-25479-A-SRI-DMM 2-1 SPAR Sterling Sound B-26360-DMM SRI and 1-25479-B-SRI-DMM 1-2 B-26347-SRI Sterling Sound SPAR △15283-X 0-. 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.
