US
1986- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 38-05904
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM

Vinyl pressings
by Jean Beauvoir · 1986
Feel The Heat was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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.
STERLINGStamped On Both Sides
XSS 175124A-Side Label
XSS 175125B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS 834First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin Australia VS 83412 / Virgin VS 83412First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP 05387 / Columbia 12CXP 5387First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia 38 05904First year7" | 7" |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 602 082 / Red Eye Records 602 082First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 107 935 / Red Eye Records 107 935First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 008347 / Virgin 008 347First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 008 346 / Virgin 008346First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 008 347 / Virgin 008347First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Virgin 107 935-100First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Greece | Virgin VG 2060-Z / Virgin VG 2060ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Japan | Virgin 07VA-1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Virgin 07VA-1046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Virgin VS 834First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Spain | Virgin F-608263First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
25 vinyl pressings of Feel The Heat are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 38-05904.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-05904, 44 05387, CAS 2358, VS 834-12) 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.
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.