Vinyl pressings
by Heart · 1980
Bebe Le Strange was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 17 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.
PAL-36371 IE Rock Me HomeSide A runout, variant 1
PBL-36371 IF Strange EuphoriaSide B runout, variant 1
P PAL-36371-1H JG KENDUN-B "ROCK ME HOME" BSide A runout, variant 2
P PBL-36371-1F KENDUN-B STRANGE EUPHORIA BSide B runout, variant 2
AL 36371A side label
BL 36371B side label
º 1T PAL-36371-1AA KENDUN-B JG "ROCK ME HOME"A side etch exc KENDUN, º stamps, var. 1
T º PBL-36371-1AA KENDUN-A JG STRANGE EUPHORIAB side etch exc KENDUN, º stamps, var. 1
PAL-36371-1C KENDUN-A JG "ROCK ME HOME" AB 1SA Side Etch exc Kendun, º stamps
PBL-36371-1C KENDUN-A JG STRANGE EUPHORIA A5 1SB Side Etch exc Kendun, º stamps
\S PAL-36371-1AB KENDUN-A JG A8 "ROCK ME HOME"Side A runout, variant 1
\S PBL-36371-1D KENDUN-B JG "STRANGE EUPHORIA" C2Side B runout, variant 1
\S PAL-36371-ID KENDUN-B JG "ROCK ME HOME"Side A runout, variant 2
\S PBL-36371-IN KENDUN-A JG +6 "STRANGE EUPHORIA"Side B runout, variant 2
1S PAL-36371-1D KENDUN JG "ROCK ME HOME"Runout A
S PBL-36371-1B KENDUN JG STRANGE EUPHORIARunout B
AL 36371Label A
BL 36371Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Epic 47.225First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Epic 144396 / Epic 144.396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Epic 19248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Costa Rica | Epic 33190First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Epic EPC 84135 / Epic 84135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Epic EPC 84135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Hong Kong | Epic 25·3P-190First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Epic EPC 84135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-190First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 25 3P 190First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Epic DNW 2491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Epic 84135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1334LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-36371 / Epic 88875112981LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Stereophonic SM 99 / SH 99LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Epic PE 36371LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic PE 36371LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Bebe Le Strange are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1980 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Epic FE 36371.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 36371, EPC 84135, 84135, 47.225) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-36371 IE Rock Me Home and PBL-36371 IF Strange Euphoria. 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.
