Vinyl pressings
by Elisabetta Viviani · 1978
Heidi 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.
10 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
HKAS 34094 1S PMRunout area side A, variant 1
HKAS 34095 1S PMRunout area side B, variant 1
HKAS 34094 ARunout area side A, variant 2
HKAS 34095 BRunout area side B, variant 2
HKAS 34094 ARunout area side A
HKAS 34095 BRunout area side B
HKAS 34094 ARunout area side A
HKAS 34095 BRunout area side B
HKAS 34094Label side A
HKAS 34095Label side B
HKAS 34094 2S PM 1A 22Runout area side A
HKAS 34095 3S PM 1B 21Runout area side B
HKAS 34094Label side A
HKAS 34095Label side B
HKAS 34094 2S PM 1C 24Runout area side A
HKAS 34095 3S PM 1A 56Runout area side B
HKAS 34094Label side A
HKAS 34095Label side B
HKAS 34094 2S PM 1B 57Runout area side A
HKAS 34095 1S PM 1B 93Runout area side B
HKAS 34094Label side A
HKAS 34095Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 6151First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 61517", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 61517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA BB 6151 / RCA Original Cast BB 61517", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | RCA BB 6685 / RCA Original Cast BB 66857", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Heidi are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1978 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Italy. One of them is RCA BB 6151, released March 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BB 6151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HKAS 34094 1S PM and HKAS 34095 1S PM. 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.
