Vinyl pressings
by Dolly Parton · 1978
Heartbreaker 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.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
53166 PB-11296-A-7S TML-MSide A runout etched, 53166 mirrored
53165 PB-11296-B-6S TML-SSide B runout etched, 53165 mirrored
PB-11296-ASide A label
PB-11296-BSide B label
PB-11296-A-1S TML-M I B1Side A runout etched
PB-11296-B-2S TML-S I B2Side B runout etched
PB-11296-ASide A Label
PB-11296-BSide B Label
PB-11296-ASide A Label
PB-11296-CSide B Label
JH-11296-A RANDY'S ROOSTA Side
JH-11296-C RANDY'S ROOSTB Side
PB-11296-A
PA-11296-C
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 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-11296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | RCA Victor PB 1296First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA SS-3170First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA SS-3170First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP-5088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP-5088First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA PB-1296First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-872First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | RCA PB-11296First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | RCA JH-11296First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | RCA JH-11296First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | US | RCA Victor JH-11296First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | US | RCA PB-11296First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Netherlands | RCA PB-601297", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 1031807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Heartbreaker are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada, France, Japan and more. One of them is RCA PB-11296.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-11296, JH-11296, PB 1296, SS-3170) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 53166 PB-11296-A-7S TML-M and 53165 PB-11296-B-6S TML-S. 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.
