Vinyl pressings
by Earl Klugh · 1979
Heart String was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
UALA-942-1-M MASTERDISK OO .A, variant 1
UALA-942-2-M MASTERDISK OOB, variant 1
UALA-942-1-M MASTERDISK OOA, variant 2
UALA-942-2-M MASTERDISK M,L OOB, variant 2
UALA-942-1-R1 MASTERDISKVariant 1: Side 1 Runout
UA-LA-942-2XXVariant 1: Side 2 Runout
UALA-942-1-R1 x MASTERDISK CXVariant 2: Side 1 Runout
UA-LA 942-2 xxx CXVariant 2: Side 2 Runout
UALA-942-1-M MASTERDISKSide 1 Runout
UA-LA-942-2-M MASTERDISKSide 2 Runout
UALA-942-1-R1X MASTERDISKRunout A, etched, exc. MASTERDISK, stamped
UA-LA-942-2XXRunout B, etched
UALA-942-1-R1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
UA-LA-942-2XXSide B runout, variant 1
UALA-942-1-R1 x MASTERDISK CXSide A runout, variant 2
UA-LA 942-2 xxx CXSide B runout, variant 2
UALA-942-1-R1 MASTERDISKVariant 1: Side 1 Runout
UA-LA-942-2XXVariant 1: Side 2 Runout
UALA-942-1-R1 x MASTERDISK CXVariant 2: Side 1 Runout
UA-LA 942-2 xxx CXVariant 2: Side 2 Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | United Artists Records L36959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | United Artists Records 31C 064 62624First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA942-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Liberty UA-LA942-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Liberty 1C 064-62624First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | United Artists Records 1C 064-62624First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hong Kong | United Artists Records UA-LA942-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | United Artists Records 3c06462624First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Blue Note GP 3181First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Liberty LBJ-70215First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Liberty SILBT-8961 / Liberty LBJ-70215First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 064 16224 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Liberty UAL 3009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | United Artists Records UALA-942-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAJ (L) 1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | United Artists Records 10C 064-062624 / Liberty 10C 064-062624LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | United Artists Records UAC.5081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Australia | Liberty MID. 166052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Liberty LN-10231LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Liberty 1A 064 16 2624 1 / Liberty 1A 064-16 2624 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Liberty LO-942LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Liberty LN-10231LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA942-HLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA942-H / United Artists Records HA-LA942HLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA-LA942-HLP, Album | LP, Album |
34 vinyl pressings of Heart String are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA942-H, released April 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA942-H, LO-942, UAG 30233, L36959) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UALA-942-1-M MASTERDISK OO . and UALA-942-2-M MASTERDISK OO. 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.
