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Nick HeywardOver The Weekend...

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Over The Weekend...

by Nick Heyward · 1986

12 pressings6 countriesPop RockRockPop

Over The Weekend... 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Over The Weekend...

12 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 6 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.

UK

1986
Label and catalog number
Arista hey 9Arista HEY 9
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

HEY - 9-A1 Noel-Runout (Etched) Side A

HEY - 9 - B1 CHRISSIE ⋀Runout (Etched) Side B

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UK

1986
Label and catalog number
Arista HEY 229
Format
12", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

HEY-229-A1 1 NOEL. ASide A runout

HEY-229-B-1 5 ASide B runout

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UK

1986
Label and catalog number
Arista HEY 9R
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

HEY 9R A1Runout side A

HEY 9R B1Runout side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1986AustraliaArista 104568First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1986EuropeArista 108 281First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1986GermanyArista 608 281First year12", Maxi-Single12", Maxi-Single
1986ItalyArista 108 281First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1986ItalyArista 608 281First year12", Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo12", Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo
1986ItalyArista 608 281First year12", Maxi-Single12", Maxi-Single
1986South AfricaArista ARS2217 / Arista ARS.2217First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1986UKArista hey 9 / Arista HEY 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1986UKArista hey 129First year12"12"
1986UKArista HEY 229First year12", 45 RPM, Single12", 45 RPM, Single
1986UKArista HEY 9RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1986UKArista HEY 229First year12", 45 RPM, White Label12", 45 RPM, White Label

Tracklist

  1. AOver The Weekend
  2. BCry Just A Bit

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Over The Weekend... are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Over The Weekend... are listed here, from 6 countries.

When was Over The Weekend... first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Australia, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Arista hey 9.

How do I tell if my copy of Over The Weekend... is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use hey 9, hey 129, HEY 229, HEY 9R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HEY - 9-A1 Noel- and HEY - 9 - B1 CHRISSIE ⋀. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Over The Weekend... on vinyl worth?

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.

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