Vinyl pressings
by Eurythmics · 1987
You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
7644-1-RD A-ESR1 ("E" is scratched out)Side A Runout Etched
STERLING SRCSide A Runout Stamped
7644-1-RD B-SR1Side A Runout Etched
SRCSide B Runout Stamped
[SRC logo] 7615-7-R-A-SP1 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A
[SRC logo] 7615-7-R-B-2 1-1Runout side B
7615-7RX-ALabel A
7615-7RX-BLabel B
7644-1-RD-ASide A label
7644-1-RD-BSide B label
7644-1-RD-A-ES1 EMW STERLING
7644 1 RD B-ES1" EMW
6986-1-RD AA-A STERLINGident runout on both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | RCA Victor 7644-1-RDFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | RCA 7644-1-RDABFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | RCA 6986-1-RDAAFirst year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1987 | US | RCA 7615-7-RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | RCA 7615-7RXFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | RCA 7615-7-R7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | RCA PB418537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Ireland | RCA DA 167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Mexico | RCA RX-5807", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Spain | RCA PT 42854 (3A)12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-428537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | RCA DA 167", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | RCA DAT 1612", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | RCA Victor 7644-1-RD12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | RCA 8619-7-RA17", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA 7644-1-RD12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
24 vinyl pressings of You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US. One of them is RCA Victor 7644-1-RD.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7644-1-RD, 7615-7-R, 7615-7RX, 7644-1-RDAB) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7644-1-RD A-ESR1 ("E" is scratched out) and STERLING SRC. 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.
