US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
BSK-1-3189-LW1 * SterlingA side runout
BSK-2-3189-LW2 * SterlingB side runout
Vinyl pressings
by David Sanborn · 1978
Heart To Heart 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.
10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
BSK-1-3189-LW1 * SterlingA side runout
BSK-2-3189-LW2 * SterlingB side runout
BSK-1-3189 WW2 SIDE ONEside A
BSK-2-3189-WW1side B
BSK-1-3189 WW3 1-1 ─◁side A
BSK-2-3189-WW1 1-1 ─◁ STERLINGside B
BSK-1-3189 WW1 ─◁ STERLINGside A Variant 2
BSK-2-3189-WW1 ─◁ STERLINGside B Variant 2
BSK-1-3189 JW1 #1 STERLINGSide A
BSK-2-3189 JW2 #1 STERLINGSide B
BSK-1-3189 WW3 1-1 —◁side A etched
BSK-2-3189-WW1 1-1side B etched
STERLINGside B stamped
BSK-1-3189 WW3 ─◁side A
BSK-2-3189-WW1 #3 ─◁ STERLINGside B
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10545WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records GM-200.2463 / Warner Bros. Records Lps-200.2463First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6468WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Heart To Heart are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3189.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3189, P-10545W, GM-200.2463) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3189-LW1 * Sterling and BSK-2-3189-LW2 * Sterling. 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.