Vinyl pressings
by Leo Sayer · 1978
Raining In My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
CHS 2277 A-3 MBπSide A stamped / etched runout
CHS 2277 B-3 MBπSide B stamped / etched runout
CHS 2277-ASide A label
CHS 2277-BSide B label
CHS 2277 A//2 E P 11 10 toneStamped and etched runout, side A
CHS 2277 A//2 E P 11 10Stamped runout, side A
CHS 2277 B//1 E P 13 3Stamped runout, side B
toneEtched runout, side A
(WCA 7724)SA-Side Label
(WCA 7895)SB-Side Label
WBS-8682 WCA-7724-S A Az R-3814Side A Runout, etched
WBS 8682 WCA-7895-S Az R-3815Side B Runout, etched
(WCA 7724)SSide A Label
(WCA 7895)SSide B Label
WBS-8682 WCA-7724-S AZ 1-1 SRCA-Side runout
WBS-8682- WCA-7895-S-SP1 AZ 1-1 SRCB-Side runout
(WCA 7724)SA-Side Label
(WCA 7895)SB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Chrysalis K7307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8682First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.093First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8682First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Chrysalis WBS 8682First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 2277First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Portugal | Chrysalis 6155 241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Rhodesia | Gallo PD. 1680First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2277First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2277First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8682First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8682First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8682First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8682First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2277First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-105457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 86827", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Raining In My Heart are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2277, released November 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2277, WBS 8682, K7307, 16.093) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHS 2277 A-3 MBπ and CHS 2277 B-3 MBπ. 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.
