UK
1976- Label and catalog number
- ABC Records ABCL 5183
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Mark-Almond · 1976
To The Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ABCL-5183-A1Side A stamped
ABCL-5183-B2Side B stamped
ABCD-945-A-RE-1 ⑦ > K-2Runout side A
ABCD-945-B-RE-2 ⑦Runout side B
ABCD 945-ALabel side A
ABCD 945-BLabel side B
T1/ABCD-945-A-RE-1Runout side A (variant 1)
D/1S/XS/ABCD-945-B-RE-2Runout side B (variant 1)
TX ABCD 945-A RE-1 ⑤ 7Runout side A (variant 2)
1S XS ABCD 945-B RE-2 ⓷Runout side B (variant 2)
S2 XS ABCD-945-A-RE-1 ① SXT D3Side A runout etched
S2 ABCD-945-B-RE-2 ③ SXT A4Side B runout etched
ABCD ⃥A⃥B⃥P⃥D⃥ S 2 SX ⃥A⃥B⃥C⃥D⃥-945-A-RE-1 ① SXTSide A etched
T1 ABCD-945-B-RE-2 ⑤ > ⋀ 3Side B etched; ⋀ stamped
T1 ABCD-945-B-RE-2 ⑤ > ⋀ 4Variant 1 : Side B etched; ⋀ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | MCA Records ABCD-945 / ABC Records ABCD-945First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | MCA Records ABCD-945First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | ABC Records ABCD-945First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | ABC Records ABCD 945 / ABC Records ABCD-945First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-945First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Carrere 68.018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | ABC Records ABC 448First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8037-ABFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | ABC Records ABCL 0187First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | ABC Records ABCL 0196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0127 / Mediterraneo LP-0127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0127 / Mediterraneo LP-0127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0127 / Mediterraneo LP-0127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
24 vinyl pressings of To The Heart are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCL 5183.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCL 5183, ABCD-945, ABCD 945, 9022-945) 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.