Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1976
Bodyheat 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.
14 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
1 S PD-1-6093-AS-RE-CS2 1B F/W NYCA side runout, variant 1
1 S PD-1-6093-BS-RE-CS2 1B F/W NYCB side runout, variant 1
1 S PD-1-6093-AS-RE-CS1 1A (6093)A side runout, variant 2
1 S PD-1-6093-BS-RE-CS3 1C F/W NYC SJRB side runout, variant 2
PD-1-6093-AA side label
PD-1-6093-BB side label
15 PD-1-6093-AS-RE-CS2 1B F/W NYCA side etching
15 PD-1-6093-BS-RE-CS2 1B F/W NYCB side etching
PD-1-6093-AA side label
PD-1-6093-BB side label
PD-1-6093-AS-RE-PRC1 F/W NYC SJR PRCA side etching
PD-1-6093-BS-RE-PRC1 F/W NYC SJR PRCB side etching
PD-1-6093-AA side label
PD-1-6093-BB side label
PDI-6093-AS-I-I-I PRC-RA side label
PDI-6093-BS-I-I-I PRC-R IB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6093 / Polydor 2391 258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Polydor 2391 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2391 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2391 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Polydor PD-1-6093 / Polydor 2391 258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Korea | Stereophonic REO 778LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093 / Polydor 2391 258First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6093 / Polydor 2391 258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Bodyheat are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6093.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6093, 2391 258) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 S PD-1-6093-AS-RE-CS2 1B F/W NYC and 1 S PD-1-6093-BS-RE-CS2 1B F/W NYC. 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.
