Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Oil · 1986
The Dead Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MX 2175825 BA 12208-1 DBSide A runout groove hand-etched
Δ MX 21758426 BA12208-2 DBSide B runout groove hand-etched
MX217525Side A label
MX217526Side B label
MX 217667 SAMP 115-1 BETTER THAN THE GOLD OF KINGS ARE THE MEMORIES OF HAPPY THINGS. H.S.Side A runout
MX 217668 SAMP 115-2Side B runout
01-650205-2A-1 ASide A runout, stamped
01-650205-1B-1 ASide B runout, stamped
01-650205-1Side A label
01-650205-2Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | CBS SAMP 115First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBS 650205 6 / CBS 650205 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | CBS CBS 650205 6 / CBS CBS 650205First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Australia | CBS BA12208 / CBS BA 12208First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Australia | CBS SAMP 11512", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 650205 7 / Sprint CBS 650205 77", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia 38 07964 / Sprint 38 079647", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 651585 8 / CBS 651585 812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS CBS 651585 6 / CBS 651585 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS PRO 4457", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | CBS 651585 7 / CBS CBS 651585 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | CBS 651585 7 / Sprint CBS 651585 77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 650205 612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | UK | CBS OIL QT212", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS OIL 2 / Sprint OIL 27", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Not On LabelFlexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of The Dead Heart are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Australia, Europe, Greece. One of them is CBS BA12208, released July 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BA12208, SAMP 115, CBS 650205 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX 2175825 BA 12208-1 DB and Δ MX 21758426 BA12208-2 DB. 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.
