Vinyl pressings
by Mink DeVille · 1983
Each Word's A Beat Of My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
R/S Alsdorf 789750-7 A BE ST-A-45534-2 Criteria MFRunout Side A
R/S Alsdorf 789750-7 B 789721-7 B Criteria MF ST-A-45535-2Runout Side B
78-9750-ALabel Side A
78-9750-BLabel Side B
ST-A-45534-SPLabel A-Side
ST-A-45535-SPLabel B-Side
ST-A-45534-SPlabels
ST-A-45534-ARlabels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Liberation Records LS 1230First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Atlantic 78 97507First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Atlantic 78 97507First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Europe | Atlantic 78-9750-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Atlantic pro 263First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Germany | Atlantic 786 961-0 / Atlantic 78-6961-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Germany | Atlantic 78-9750-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Atlantic 78-9750-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Atlantic 7897507First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Atlantic 78-9750-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Atlantic A9750First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic PR 551First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89750First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89750First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89750First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Each Word's A Beat Of My Heart are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 78-9750-7, released December 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 78-9750-7, A9750, 7-89750, PR 551) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 789750-7 A BE ST-A-45534-2 Criteria MF and R/S Alsdorf 789750-7 B 789721-7 B Criteria MF ST-A-45535-2. 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.
