Vinyl pressings
by Fiction Factory · 1983
(Feels Like) Heaven was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
A 3996-A1A-side runout, variant 1
A 3996-B1B-side runout, variant 1
A 3996-A1 DA-side runout, variant 2
A 3996-B1 [sign] [sign]B-side runout, variant 2
A.3996-A1 ⋀A-side runout
A.3996-B1 ⋀B-side runout
A.3996-A2 ARUN ⋀Runout side A
A.3996-B2 ⋀Runout side B
A 3996-A1 5A-side runout
A 3996-B1B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS BA 223148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38 04519First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSA 12-3996 / CBS A 12-3996First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSA 3996 / CBS A3996First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSA 3996 / CBS A3996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | CBS CBS A 3996 / CBS A3996First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Greece | CBS A3996 / CBS A 3996First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS CBS A 3996First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | CBS CBS A3996First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223 148First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Portugal | CBS A3996First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A3996 / CBS A 3996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A3996 / CBS A 3996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | CBS A3996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
31 vinyl pressings of (Feels Like) Heaven are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS A3996.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A3996, 38-04519, AS 1899, BA 223148) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 3996-A1 and A 3996-B1. 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.
