Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1982
Heartbreaker was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
52 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 27 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.
AL-9609-SA-1-CTHSide A runout, variant 1
AL-9609-SB-2-CTHSide B runout, variant 1
AL-9609-SA-2 CTH C 1 Criteria MF o 1TSide A runout, variant 2
AL-9609-SB-3-CTH 1 B Criteria MF 1TSide B runout, variant 2
AL-9609-SA-1-HRMSide A runout - variation 1
AL-9609-SB-2-HRMSide B runout - variation 1
AL-9609-SA-2-HRMSide A runout - variation 2
AL-9609-SB-1-HRMSide B runout - variation 2
AL-9609-SA-2-ESW XVI EMWII [Criteria Logo] MFSide A variant 1
AL-9609-SB-2-ES IV EMWIII [Criteria Logo] MFSide B variant 1
AL-9609-SA-2-ES VII EMW [Criteria Logo] MFSide A variant 2
AL-9609-SB-2-ES VII EMWIII [Criteria Logo] MFSide B variant 2
AL-9609-SA-1-TVSide A
AL-9609-SB-2-TVSide B
T1 o AL-9609-SA-1-CTH Criteria MF BRunout A, variant 1
1T AL 9609-SB-3-CTH A Criteria MFRunout B, variant 1
1T AL-9609-SA-2 CTH A CRITERIA MFRunout A, variant 2
1T AL-9609-SB-3-CTH 2 A CRITERIA MFRunout B, variant 2
T1 o AL-9609-SA-2 - HRM Criteria MF BRunout side A
1T AL 9609-SB-2 - HRM Criteria MFRunout side B
AL 9609 SALabel A
AL 9609 SBLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | Arista SUP-80198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Arista RML 52026 / Arista AL 9609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Arista VPL1 7508 / Arista AL 9609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Barbados | Arista AL 9609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Arista 6399 404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Arista AL 9609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Arista AL 9609LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Europe | Arista 204 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Arista 204 974First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Arista 204 974First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Arista 204 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Arista 204 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Arista 204 974First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Arista 204 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Arista 204 974First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Arista ALB6-8338LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Arista ALB6-8338LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Arista 208 719LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista ALB6-8338LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
64 vinyl pressings of Heartbreaker are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Arista AL 9609.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 9609, 204 974, 46 284 6, SUP-80198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-9609-SA-1-CTH and AL-9609-SB-2-CTH. 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.
