Vinyl pressings
by Pat Benatar · 1979
Heartbreaker was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
CHS-2395-AS - 1A MCASG SsRunout side A variant 1
CHS-2395 BS 1D sssRunout side B variant 1
CHS-2395-AS - 1A MCASG S1Runout side A variant 2
CHS-2395 BS 1C sssssRunout side B variant 2
CHS-2395-AS MCASG pSide A Etched
CHS-2395 BS XSide B Etched
CHS 2395-AS X MCA SPLabel side A
CHS-2395-AS 1BSide A Etched
CHS-2395 BS 1BSide B Etched
CHS-2395-AS-1A MCASG sRunout stereo side
CHS-2395-AM-1A sssRunout mono side
CHS 2395-ASLabel stereo side
CHS 2395-AMLabel mono side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Chrysalis K7762 / Chrysalis CHR-1236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Bolivia | Chrysalis RCYS-5003First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 2395First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Chile | Chrysalis CHS 2395First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | El Salvador | Chrysalis CA-10941First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 275First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Japan | Chrysalis PRP-8134First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 101.106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K 7762First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2395First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2395First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Columbia7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2395First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2395First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2395First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Chrysalis 101.81737", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Chrysalis CA-10941- / Chrysalis CA-109417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 23957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS23957", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Chrysalis C-02- / Chrysalis C-027", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Peru | Chrysalis CHS 23957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 23957", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | RTV Ljubljana SL 0254 / ZKP RTVL SL 02547", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | France | Chrysalis SP 171512", Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 12", Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
27 vinyl pressings of Heartbreaker are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1979 and 1993.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Japan, Australia, Bolivia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2395.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2395, WWR-20666, K7762, RCYS-5003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHS-2395-AS - 1A MCASG Ss and CHS-2395 BS 1D sss. 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.
