Vinyl pressings
by Graham Parker And The Rumour · 1976
Heat Treatment was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
6360137 1*//1 ▽420 04 1 1 3 RCRunout side A, variant 1
6360137 2*//1 ▽420 04 1 1 2Runout side B, variant 1
6360137 1*//1 ▽420 04 1 1 4 RCRunout side A, variant 2
6360137 2*//1 ▽420 04 1 1 2Runout side B, variant 2
6360137 1*//1▽420 04 1 1 2Runout Side A - Stamped
RCRunout Side A - Etched
6360137 2*//1▽420 04 1 1 4Runout Side B - Stamped
6360 137.1Label side A
SRM-1-1117 A-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K.Side A runout, variant 1
SRM-1-1117 B-CP4 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B runout, variant 1
SRM-1-1117 A-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K.Side A runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1117 B-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-1117 A-CTI I T MASTERDISK G.K.[Variant 1] Etched Side A, except MASTERDISK stamped
SRM-1-1117 B-CTI IT MASTERDISK G.K.[Variant 1] Etched Side B, except MASTERDISK stamped
SRM-1-1117 A-CP4 MASTERDISK G.K.[Variant 2] Etched Side A, except MASTERDISK stamped
SRM-1-1117 B-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K.[Variant 2] Etched Side B, except MASTERDISK stamped
SRM-1-1117 A-CS5 1 S MASTERDISK G.K.Side A runout, etched [MASTERDISK stamped]
SRM-1-1117 B-CS5 1 S MASTERDISK G.K.Side B runout, etched [MASTERDISK stamped]
SRM-1-1117 ASide A label
SRM-1-1117 BSide B label
6360 137 ARunout (stamped) side 2
6360 137 BRunout (stamped) side 2
6360 137 1Label side 1
6360 137 2Label side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Vertigo 6360 137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 137First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Ireland | Philips 6360 137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 6360 137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Vertigo 6360 137First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Vertigo 6360 137First yearLP, Album, 7", Single | LP, Album, 7", Single |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Vertigo RJ-7226LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Vertigo 63 60 137LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP45LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury MIP-1-9307LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 137LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 826274-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 137LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 137LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 137LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1117LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1117LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1117LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1117LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Heat Treatment are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 137.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 137, SRM-1-1117) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360137 1*//1 ▽420 04 1 1 3 RC and 6360137 2*//1 ▽420 04 1 1 2. 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.
