Vinyl pressings
by Paul Anka · 1978
Listen To Your Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 17 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.
AFL1-2892-A V IS TML-S I A2Variant 1 side A runout
AFL1-2892-B V IS TML-S I A1Variant 1 side B runout
AFL1-2892-A V IS TML-S I A2Variant 2 side A runout
AFL1-2892-B V IS TML-S I A2Variant 2 side B runout
AFL1-2892-A IS TML-S I AGSide A runout
AFL1-2892-B IS TML-S I A1Side B runout
AFL1-2892-ALabel side A
AFL1-2892-BLabel side B
AFL1 289 2 1 1SSide 1 runout, machine stamped
AFL1 2892 2 1SSide 2 runout, machine stamped
(AFL1-2892) AFL1-2892-ALado 1 = Side 1 label
(AFL1-2892) AFL1-2892-BLado 2 = Side 2 label
AFL1-2892-A A1A1 DB A7Side A runout
AFL1-2892-B A1A DB ATSide B runout
AFL1-2892-ALabel side A
AFL1-2892-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4614First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-2892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.4119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-2892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-2892 / RCA AFL1-2892First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 12892 / RCA PL 12892First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | RCA AFL1-2892 / RCA RCLP 20117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA Victor PL 12892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RVP-6311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS-4376First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA Victor PL-12892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1-2892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Peru | RCA Victor AFL1 2892 / RCA AFL1-2892First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Portugal | RCA Victor AFL1-2892 / RCA Victor PL-12892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | RCA PL-12892First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Listen To Your Heart are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor AFL1-2892.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-2892, AVS-4614, APL1-2892, 104.4119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL1-2892-A V IS TML-S I A2 and AFL1-2892-B V IS TML-S I A1. 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.
