Vinyl pressings
by Judee Sill · 1973
Heart Food was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-AS-722713AAA AJ -1 D PRRunout Side A - etched
ST-AS.722714AAA-1-11AJ /9P D PRRunout Side B - etched
ST-AS722713RILabel Side A
ST-AS722714RILabel Side B
ST-AS-722713A AJ(or a small 7) PRRunout side A, variant 1
ST-AS.722714A AJ(or a small 7) /9P PRRunout side B, variant 1
ST-AS-722713A AT PRRunout side A, variant 2
ST-AS-722714A AT/GP PRRunout side B, variant 2
ST-AS-722713AA✓ A A7 (MR) △ 17608 (1) PRRunout side A etched, exc. (MR) stamped (var. 1)
ST-AS.722714AA✓ A7 MP (MR) △ 17608X (1) PRRunout side B etched, exc. (MR) stamped (var. 1)
ST-AS-722713AA✓ AT (MR) △ 17608 (1) PRRunout side A etched, exc. (MR) stamped (var. 2)
ST-AS.722714AA✓ AT/GP (MR) △ 17608X (1) PRRunout side B etched, exc. (MR) stamped (var. 2)
ST-AS-722713A AT PRSide A Runout
ST-AS-722714A AT/9P PRSide B Runout
ST-AS-722713 PRSide A Label
ST-AS-722714 PRSide B Label
SYL 9006 A-2side A stamped
SYL 9006 B-3side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Asylum Records SYL 9006First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Asylum Records SD 5063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Asylum Records SYLA 9006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Asylum Records IAP-80810First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 5C 062-94238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Asylum Records SYL 9006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Asylum Records SYL 9006 / Asylum Records 0C 062 ◦ 94238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Asylum Records SD 5063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Not On Label 5063LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M121LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1858 / Asylum Records MOVLP1858LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Intervention Records IR-01712", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Intervention Records IR-01712", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
16 vinyl pressings of Heart Food are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records SD 5063.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 5063, SYL 9006, SYLA 9006, IAP-80810) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-AS-722713AAA AJ -1 D PR and ST-AS.722714AAA-1-11AJ /9P D PR. 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.
