Vinyl pressings
by Henry Paul Band · 1980
Feel The Heat 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.
10 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 6 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.
0-1SM2-1 STA-804507-A SP -JOHN DAVID KALODNER- STERLINGRunout side A - Variant 1
0-1SM2-2 STA-804508-A SP -JOHN DAVID KALODNER- STERLINGRunout side B - Variant 1
0-1SM3-1 STA-804507-A SP -JOHN DAVID KALODNER- STERLINGRunout side A - Variant 2
0-1SM3-1 STA-804508-A SP -JOHN DAVID KALODNER- STERLINGRunout side B - Variant 2
STA-804507-A MO △24779 MR(circled) ① -JOHN DAVID KALODNER- STERLINGA side runout etch, exc MR STERLING stamp
STA-804508-A MO MR(circled) △24779 JOHN DAVID KALODNER STERLINGB side runout etch, exc MR STERLING stamp
ST-A-804507-MOA side label
ST-A-804508-MOB side label
STA-804507-A -JOHN DAVID KALODNER- STERLINGSide One
STA-804508-A JOHN DAVID KALODNER STERLING O-1SMA-1Side Two
MX 196479 SD19273-1Label side A
MX 196480 SD19273-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 19273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 19273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Atlantic 50824First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-10907AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-10907AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 19273First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic SD 19273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic SD 19273First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic SD 19273First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Atlantic SD 19273LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Feel The Heat are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19273.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19273, XSD 19273, 50824, P-10907A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0-1SM2-1 STA-804507-A SP -JOHN DAVID KALODNER- STERLING and 0-1SM2-2 STA-804508-A SP -JOHN DAVID KALODNER- STERLING. 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.
