Jamaica
1969- Label and catalog number
- Moodisc Records HM-7664
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Dennis Walks · 1969
Heart Don't Leap was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1969, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Jamaica | Moodisc Records HM-7664First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Jamaica | Moodisc Records FHM-77487", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Moodisc Records FHM-7448 / Moodisc Records HM-74487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Moodisc Records HM-77487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Moodisc Records FHM-74487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Jamaica | Moodisc Records HM-101237", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Jamaica | Moodisc Records HM-101237", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Moodisc Records International HM-76607", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Moodisc Records HM-2667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Moodisc Records HM-76607" | 7" |
| ? | US | Moodisc Records HM-2667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Moodisc Records HM-7664-A7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Moodisc Records HM-76607", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Moodisc Records HM-2667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, White Label |
| ? | US | Moodisc Records HM-2667", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Heart Don't Leap are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1969 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Jamaica. One of them is Moodisc Records HM-7664.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HM-7664) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.