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James DarrenYou Take My Heart Away

Vinyl pressings

You Take My Heart Away

by James Darren · 1977

10 pressings5 countriesDiscoFunk / SoulPop

You Take My Heart Away 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.

How to spot a first pressing of You Take My Heart Away

10 pressings came out in 1977, 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.

US

1977
Label and catalog number
Private Stock PS 45,136
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

PVT 1319A-1-1-1 JR PRCA runout

PVT 1320 -1-1-1 JR PRCB runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977BarbadosPrivate Stock PS 45,136First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1977CanadaPrivate Stock PSR 45136XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1977EcuadorOdeon 102-0078First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1977JapanPrivate Stock EMR-20266First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1977USPrivate Stock PS 45,136First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1977USPrivate Stock PS 45,136First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1977USPrivate Stock PS 45,136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1977USPrivate Stock PS 45,136First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1977USPrivate Stock PS 45,136First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1977USPrivate Stock PS 45,136First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AYou Take My Heart Away3:34
  2. BYou Take My Heart Away (Disco Version)6:05

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You Take My Heart Away are there?

10 vinyl pressings of You Take My Heart Away are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was You Take My Heart Away first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Barbados, Canada, Ecuador and more. One of them is Private Stock PS 45,136.

How do I tell if my copy of You Take My Heart Away is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 45,136, PSR 45136X, 102-0078, EMR-20266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You Take My Heart Away on vinyl worth?

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.

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