Vinyl pressings
by Nana Mouskouri · 1971
A Place In My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
6312022 1Y//1▽420 11 2 04Stamped Runout, Side A (Variant 1)
6312022 2Y//1▽420 11 10 04Stamped Runout, Side B (Variant 1)
6312022 1Y//1▽420 11 6 04Stamped Runout, Side A (Variant 2)
6312022 2Y//1▽420 11 9 04Stamped Runout, Side B (Variant 2)
AA 6312 022 1Y 1 670 12Stamped Runout, Side A
AA 6312 022 2Y 1 670 12Stamped Runout, Side B
6312022 1Y//1▽420 1 1 1 6Stamped, Side A
6312022 2Y//1▽420 11 15 04Stamped, Side B
2YS 1969 - 2 6312 022 1YSide 1 Runout Etched
2YS 1970 - 2 6312 022 2YSide 2 Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Australia | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | India | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Korea | Fontana 6312 022 / Fontana SEL-100 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | UK | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Fontana 6312 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Korea | Fontana 100 029 / Fontana 6312 022First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | Japan | Fontana SFX-7437LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Fontana SFX-7437LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Korea | Philips SEL-RP 029 / Philips 6312 022LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Kenya | Fontana 6312 022LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Fontana 6312 022LP | LP |
16 vinyl pressings of A Place In My Heart are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, South Korea, Australia, India and more. One of them is Fontana 6312 022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6312 022, 100 029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6312022 1Y//1▽420 11 2 04 and 6312022 2Y//1▽420 11 10 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.
