Vinyl pressings
by Heart · 1983
Passionworks 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.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
o G1 PAL-38800-1E ♡ POGO GF J [Artisan Logo]Var. 1: Side A runout
o G1 PBL-38800-1C ♡ POGO E [Artisan Logo]Var. 1: Side B runout
o G1 PAL-38800-1G ♡ POGO Aq [Artisan Logo]Var. 2: Side A runout
G1 PBL-38800-1D ♡ POGO [Artisan Logo]Var. 2: Side B runout
P G1 PAL-38800-1E ♡ POGO [Artisan Logo] GF GSide A runout, variant 1 etched [Artisan logo stamped]
P G1 PBL-38800-1C ♡ POGO [Artisan Logo]Side B runout, variant 1 etched [Artisan logo stamped]
PAL-38800-1E ♡POGO [Artisan Logo] GF C o G1 PSide A runout, variant 2
PBL-38800-1AA ♡POGO 1 [Artisan Logo] GF P oSide B runout, variant 2
AL 38800Side A
BL 38800Side B
PAL-30000-1E ♡POGO A [Artisain Walking eye logo] GF H G1Runout Side A
PBL-30000-1AA ♡POGO A [Artisian Walking eye logo] GFRunout Side B
EPC.25291 A1 D DRunout side A - variant 1
EPC.25491 B1 C DRunout side B - variant 1
EPC.25291 A1 C 1Runout side A - variant 2
EPC.25491 B1 D 5Runout side B - variant 2
AL-38800 1A2HZ ② DM 2Runout, side A, etched
BL-38800-1A2HZ ② DM 2Runout, side B, etched
AL 38800Label, side A
BL 38800Label, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4390First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4390First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Colombia | Epic 19366First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic 25491 / Epic EPC 25491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Hong Kong | Epic 25·3P-462First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-462First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-462First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2926First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic QE-3880LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | US | Epic E 38800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic QE 38800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Epic QE 38800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Epic QE 38800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Epic PE 38800 / Epic E 38800LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-38800 / Epic 88875112961LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Passionworks are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1983 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Epic QE 38800, released August 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use QE 38800, E 38800, EPC 25491, ELPS 4390) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o G1 PAL-38800-1E ♡ POGO GF J [Artisan Logo] and o G1 PBL-38800-1C ♡ POGO E [Artisan Logo]. 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.
