Vinyl pressings
by Michael Stanley Band · 1980
Heartland was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SW-1-17040-24Side A, runout, variant 1
SW-2-17040-24Side B, runout, variant 1
SW-1-17040-23Side A, runout, variant 2
SW-2-17040-23Side B, runout, variant 2
SW-1-17040-Z2 TML-M (2 crossed curved lines)Side A runout, variant 1
SW-2-17040-Z1 TML-M (2 crossed curved lines)Side B runout, variant 1
SW-1-17040-Z1 TML-X CXSide A runout, variant 2
SW-2-17040-Z2 TML-S CXSide B runout, variant 2
AML 3015 A-1U 6 1 BILBORunout Side A
AML 3015 B-1U 5 1 TA1PERunout Side B
SW17040A EMAM 18 301 MAXICUTSide A
SW17040B 301MAXICUTSide B
SW 17040 A TLC ASide A runout
SW 17040 B TLC ASide B runout
SW 17040 A TLC ASide A runout
SW 17040 B TLC ASide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australasia | EMI Records Australia EMAM.18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America SW-17040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | EMI America SW-17040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | EMI Electrola 1C 064-86240First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | EMI America 2C 070-86240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | EMI America 1C 064-86240First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | EMI America AML 3015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | EMI America SW-17040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | EMI America SW-17040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | EMI America SW-17040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | EMI America SW-17040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | EMI America SN-16352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | EMI America SN-16352LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Heartland are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is EMI America SW-17040.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-17040, AML 3015, EMAM.18, 1C 064-86240) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SW-1-17040-24 and SW-2-17040-24. 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.
