Vinyl pressings
by Kool & The Gang · 1983
In The Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 18 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.
DSR-8508-AS-PRC-CR-1-1 STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
DSR-8508-BS-PRC-CR-1-1 ☆ STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
DSR-8508-AS-PRC-C2-1-1 STERLINGRunout A, variant 2
DSR-8508-BS-PRC-C2-1-1 STERLINGRunout B, variant 2
DSR-8508-AS-HRMI ☆ Sterling B- ↔Variant 1 Side A Runout (Etched/Sterling is stamped)
DSR-8508-BS TRUTONE-Pa 3-84 HRM C-1 ↔Variant 1 Side B Runout (Etched)
DSR-8508-AS-HRMI ☆ Sterling B-4 ↔Variant 2 Side A Runout
DSR-8508-BS-HRMI ☆ Sterling B-3 [3 is very faint] ↔Variant 2 Side B Runout
DSR-8508-AS-PRC-R1-2-1 1-86 SterlingRunout A, variant 1
DSR-8508-BS-PRC-R-2-2-1 1-86 SterlingRunout B, variant 1
DSR-8508-AS-PRC-R-2 1-1Runout A, variant 2
DSR-8508-BS-PRC-R1-1-2-2Runout B, variant 2
DSR-8508-BS-CRP-P STERLING PSide A Runout
DSR-8508-AS-CRP-P ✩STERLING PSide B Runout
DSR-8508Side A & B Label
(DSR-8508-A)Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | RCA Victor TLP- 50149First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australasia | De-Lite Records 814 351-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | De-Lite Records DSR 8508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | De-Lite Records DSR 8508LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Colombia | FM LP(11)2206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Mercury 814 351-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Finland | De-Lite Records DSR 8508First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | De-Lite Records 540055 / Vogue 540055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | De-Lite Records 813 386-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Israel | De-Lite Records CBS 25843First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | De-Lite Records DLP 9010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | De-Lite Records 25AP 2711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | De-Lite Records 25AP 2711First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | De-Lite Records 25AP 2711First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | De-Lite Records DSR-L-A197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Mercury 424 617-1 / Mercury 814 351-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Mercury 814 351-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
39 vinyl pressings of In The Heart are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1983 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DSR 8508.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSR 8508, DSR8508, DSR 4, 814 351-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSR-8508-AS-PRC-CR-1-1 STERLING and DSR-8508-BS-PRC-CR-1-1 ☆ 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.
