US
1968- Label and catalog number
- RCA Camden CAS 2218
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · turq/green label
Vinyl pressings
by Norma Jean · 1968
Heaven Help The Working Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
UCRS--3235--3S HSide A runout
UCRS--3236--3S HSide B runout
UCRS-3235Side A label
UCRS-3236Side B label
IStamped in runouts
UCRS 3235 - - 5 S A1 ISide A runout
USRE 3236 - - 5 S I A1Side B runout
UCRS-3235Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS-2218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-2218First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Camden CAS 2218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Camden CAS 2218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Camden CAL 2218First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | RCA Camden CAS 2218 / RCA Camden CAS-2218LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Camden CAS 2218 / RCA Camden CAS-2218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Camden CAS 2218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | RCA RGP-1027 / RCA Camden RGP-1027LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS 2218LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Heaven Help The Working Girl are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Camden CAS 2218.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS 2218, CAL 2218, CAS-2218, CAL-2218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.