Vinyl pressings
by Heart · 1977
Little Queen was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 21 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-34799-1N SXT Go For It A2 S2 KENDUNSide A runout, variant 1
PBL-34799-1F SXT -b JG 'BEAUTY TAKE US' B3 S 1 KENDUNSide B runout, variant 1
PAL-34799-1N SXT Go For It B S 1 KENDUNSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-34799-1B -b JG 'BEAUTY TAKE US' C S 1 KENDUNSide B runout, variant 2
PAL-34799-1AJ T1Variant 1 Side A Etched
PBL-34799-1F SXT KENDUN-b "BEAUTY TAKE US" BVariant 1 Side B Etched
PAL-34799-1AJ [B] [o] T1Variant 2 Side A Etched [Stamped]
PBL-34799-1AJ [DI] [o] T2Variant 2 Side B Etched [Stamped]
T1 PAL-34799-1AHA side runout, variant 1
PBL-34799-1H SXT KENDUN-b JG 'BEAUTY TAKE US' B3 S 1B side runout, variant 1
PAL-34799-1Q. GO FOR IT KENDUN B. A. S SXTA side runout, variant 2
PBL-34799-1H. SXT. KENDUN-a. JG ‘BEAUTY TAKE US’. B 2 S2B side runout, variant 2
PAL-34799-1AR-PN ⌂Side A, etched exc. ⌂
PBL-34799-1AR-PN ⌂Side B, etched exc. ⌂
PAL-34799- 1AV PV 1 B ̶P̶ PSide A runout, variant 1
PBL-34799- 1AV PV B PSide B runout, variant 1
PAL-34799- 1AV PV pSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-34799- 1AV PV pSide B runout, variant 2
S 1 PAL-34799-1P SX Go For It KENDUN A BSide A runout, variant 1
P XS S PBL-34799-1J KENDUN - b JG 'BEAUTY TAKE US' D ASide B runout, variant 1
AL 34799Side A label
BL 34799Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | Portrait 147.062First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Epic 144204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Portrait PR 34799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Portrait PR 34799 / Epic PR 34799LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | Portrait PR 34799 / Portrait XPR 34799LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Colombia | Epic 19089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Costa Rica | Epic 33.131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | Portrait PRT 82075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | Portrait PRT 82075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | Portrait PRT 82075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | Portrait PRT 82075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Portrait PRT 82075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Israel | Portrait PRT 82075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Portrait PRT 82075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Portrait 25AP 585 / Portrait 25AP 585(PR)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Portrait HR 44799LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1980 | US | Portrait HR 44799 / CBS Mastersound HR 44799LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Portrait JR 34799LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1984 | US | Portrait PR 34799LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Portrait JR 34799LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Portrait PR 34799LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 34799 / Epic P 774717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1332LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM 34799LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Portrait 19658748021 / Portrait 19658748021OS1LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Portrait WPR-34799LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Portrait WPR-34799LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32744LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light LB 20LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Portrait JR 34799 / Epic JR 34799LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Portrait JR 34799LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic JR 34799LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Portrait JR 34799LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Portrait JR 34799 / Portrait 34799LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | CBS MOT-60.061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
71 vinyl pressings of Little Queen are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1977 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Taiwan and more. One of them is Portrait JR 34799, released May 15, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JR 34799, PLT 1977, S PRT 82075, PRT 82075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-34799-1N SXT Go For It A2 S2 KENDUN and PBL-34799-1F SXT -b JG 'BEAUTY TAKE US' B3 S 1 KENDUN. 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.
