Vinyl pressings
by Leo Sayer · 1977
Thunder In My Heart 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.
32 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 22 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.
CDL 1154 A // 5 ▽ 420 04Side A runout variant 1
CDL 1154 B // 7 ▽ 420 04Side B runout variant 1
CDL 1154 A // 4 ▽ 420 04Side A runout variant 2
CDL 1154 B // 6 ▽ 420 04Side B runout variant 2
BSK - 1 - 3089 G-2 AZ K 9366 GOLRunout, A-side, etched (Variant 1)
BSK - 2 - 3089 G1 AZ K 9365 GOLRunout, B-side, etched (Variant 1)
BSK - 1 - 3089 G-2 AZ K 9366 GOLRunout, A-side, etched (Variant 2)
BSK - 2 - 3089 G-2 AZ K 9365 GOLRunout, B-side, etched (Variant 2)
BSK-1-3089 M-1 AZ MR △22693 (B)Side A runout, variant 1
BSK-2-3089 M-1 AZ MR △22693-X (5)Side B runout, variant 1
BSK-1-3089 M-2 AZ MR △22693 (9)Side A runout, variant 2
BSK-2-3089 M-1 AZ MR △22693-X (1)Side B runout, variant 2
BSK - 1 - 3089 JW 1 #1 AZ ORunout, A-side, etched
BSK - 2 - 3089 JW 2 #1 AZ ORunout, B-side, etched
BSK-1-3089 ww-1 #2AZ ─◁Side I
BSK-2-3089 ww-1 AZ ─◁Side II
BSK-1-3089-LW-1 AZ 2 ✲Side A runout, etched ["2" & "✲" stamped], Variant 1
BSK-2-3089-LW-1 AZ ✲ 2Side B runout, etched ["✲" stamped], Variant 1
BSK-1-3089-LW-1. AZ 1 ✲Side A runout, etched ["1" & "✲" stamped], Variant 2
BSK-2-3089-LW-2. AZ 3 ✲Side B runout, etched ["3" & "✲" stamped], Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Chrysalis L 36344 / Chrysalis CHR 1154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Chrysalis L 36344 / Chrysalis (CHR 1154)First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1977 | Austria | Chrysalis 6307 606 / Chrysalis CHR 1154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS-3089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3089 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Chrysalis CDL 1154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | Chrysalis 51-1154 / Chrysalis 511154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | Chrysalis 51-1154 / Chrysalis 511154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Chrysalis 6307 606First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 606 / Chrysalis CHR 1154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 606First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 606LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Hong Kong | Chrysalis CHR 1154-AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Hong Kong | Chrysalis CHR 1154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 743-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Demon Music Group DEMREC584LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-1106LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3089LP, Album | LP, Album |
43 vinyl pressings of Thunder In My Heart are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1977 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Chrysalis CDL 1154.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CDL 1154, BSK 3089, L 36344, 6307 606) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CDL 1154 A // 5 ▽ 420 04 and CDL 1154 B // 7 ▽ 420 04. 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.
