Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1982
Heartlight was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 18 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.
0 -P- 1T PAL38359 2F TML-SSide 1 - Runout
0 PBL38359 3C TML-SSide 2 - runout
1T -P- PAL38359 2E TML-M D 0Side A runout, etched except TML-M, D and 0 are stamped, Variant 1
PBL38359 3C TML-S D 0Side B runout, etched except TML-S, D and 0 are stamped, Variant 1
G1 PAL38359 2AE TML-MRunout side 1, variant 1
G1 PBL 38359 3J TML-S ARunout side 2, variant 1
G1 PAL 3835 ̶7̶ 9 2AE TML-M C9Runout side 1, variant 2
G1 PBL 38359 3AJ TML-S A6Runout side 2, variant 2
AL 38359Side 1 - label
BL 38359Side 2 - label
G1 PAL38359 2J TML-S A22Side A runout, etched exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s stamped, var. 1
G1 PBL38359 3H TML-M A5Side B runout, etched exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped, var. 1
PAL 38359 2H TML-M G1 -P-Side A runout, etched exc. ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ stamped, var. 2
PBL 38359 3C TML-S C 0Side B runout, etched exc. ᴛᴍʟ-s, C & 0 stamped, var. 2
o -P- 1T PAL38359 2F TML-SSide 1 (etched except for "TML-S")
PBL 38359 1 3AG (scratched out) TML-M 3AHSide 2 (etched except for "TML-M")
AL 38359Side 1 label
BL 38359Side 2 label
P PAL 38359 2AD (TML-S Stamped)Side 1, Variant 1
P PBL 38359 3C (TML-S Stamped)Side 2, Variant 1
P 0 PAL 38359-2AM (TML-M stamped)Side 1, Variant 2
P 0 PBL 38359 3C (TML-S stamped)Side 2, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | Columbia 20.347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Argentina | Columbia 20.347First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Australia | CBS SBP 237854First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Discos CBS 138544First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Colombia | CBS 14-1628First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 25073 / CBS 25073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | CBS CBS 25073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | CBS CBS 25073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS CBS 25073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25P 2442First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25P 2442First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5772First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Portugal | CBS 25073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Columbia DNW 2805 / Columbia DWW 2805First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 25073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-3197LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 25073 / CBS 25073LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Heartlight are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia TC 38359.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC 38359, QC 38359, CBS 25073, TCX 38359) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 -P- 1T PAL38359 2F TML-S and 0 PBL38359 3C TML-S. 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.
