Vinyl pressings
by Dollar · 1982
Give Me Back My Heart 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.
13 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BUCK 3 A2 W-L W 20 F/2 STRAWBERRYRunout A-side, variant 1
BUCK 3 B1 LB F6 W W 11 TOWN HOUSERunout B-side, variant 1
W46 BUCK 3 A2 STRAWBERRY F/1 W-LRunout A-side, variant 2
W W-42KD D̶O̶L̶L̶A̶R̶ BUCK-3 B1 TOWN HOUSE LB FI WRunout B-side, variant 2
BUCK 3 A2 TOWNHOUSE LB F/1 R\S-2 W-L W4Variant 1 A-side runout
BUCK 3 B1 TOWN HOUSE LB F6 W 17 DOLLARVariant 1 B-side runout
BUCK 3 A2 TOWNHOUSE LB F/1 R\S-2 W-L W1Variant 2 A-side runout
BUCK 3 B1 TOWN HOUSE LB F/4 W W-10 DOLLARVariant 2 B-side runout
BUCK 3 A2 STRAWBERRY F/1 W-L W 11Runout, A-side variant 1
BUCK-3 B1 TOWN HOUSE LB F/1 M W38 D̶O̶L̶L̶A̶R̶Runout, B-side variant 1
BUCK 3 A2 STRAWBERRY F/2 W-L W39 F̶/̶2̶Runout, A-side variant 2
BUCK 3 B1 TOWN HOUSE LB F6 W W-14 DOLLARRunout, B-side variant 2
BUCK 3 A2 TOWNHOUSE LB F/1 W-L W29Side A runout variant 1
BUCK-3 B1 TOWN HOUSE LB F1 W W-5 D̶O̶L̶L̶A̶R̶Side B runout variant 1
BUCK 3 A2 TOWNHOUSE LB F/1 W-L W-4Side A runout variant 2
BUCK 3 B1 TOWN HOUSE LB W W-1 DOLLARSide B runout variant 2
BUCK 3 A2 LB F/1 W-L W-16Runout, A-side, etched
TOWN HOUSERunout, A-side, stamped
BUCK 3 A3 D/J LB F/1 W-L W-2Runout, AA-side, etched
TOWN HOUSERunout, AA-side, stamped
BUCK 3 A2 LB F/1 W-L W - 25Runout, A-side, etched
TOWN HOUSERunout, A-side, stamped
BUCK 3 A3 D/J LB F/1 W-L W - 3Runout, AA-side, etched
TOWN HOUSERunout, AA-side, stamped
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 | Benelux | WEA WEA 19.133 / WEA WEA 19133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA WEA 19 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ireland | WEA BUCK 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Ireland | WEA BUCK 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-1655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Sweden | WEA WEA 19 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | WEA BUCK 3 / WEA Buck 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | WEA BUCK 3 / WEA Buck 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | WEA BUCK 3DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | WEA BUCK 3DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | WEA BUCK 3 / WEA Buck 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | WEA BUCK 3 / WEA Buck 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-1655First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Give Me Back My Heart are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Sweden, Benelux, Germany and more. One of them is WEA BUCK 3, released March 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BUCK 3, BUCK 3DJ, WEA 19 133, WEA 19.133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUCK 3 A2 W-L W 20 F/2 STRAWBERRY and BUCK 3 B1 LB F6 W W 11 TOWN HOUSE. 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.
