Vinyl pressings
by Radiators From Space · 1977
TV Tube Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WIK - 4 - A -1 5 CRunout side A, variant 1
WIK . 4 - B -1 ∴Runout side B, variant 1
WIK - 4 - A -1 4 CRunout side A, variant 2
WIK . 4 - B -1 C ΛRunout side B, variant 2
0 702 282 S1 0067 051 A 320 A1Side A, Etchings
0 702 282 S2 0067 051 B 320 B1Side B, Etchings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Benelux | Chiswick Records 550104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Chiswick Records 940 555First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Chiswick Records 0067.051 / Metronome 0067.051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Ireland | CBS 82314First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Ireland | CBS CBS 780133 / Midnite CBS 780133LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | UK | Chiswick Records WiK 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Portugal | Movieplay MOV - 9.037LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Chiswick Records 17.1370/3LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Chiswick Records SP18-5153LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1984 | Japan | Chiswick Records SP18-5153LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Germany | Metronome 749 002 / Chiswick Records 0067.051LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK & Ireland | Chiswick Records HIQLP 079LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & Ireland | Chiswick Records HIQLP 079LP, 10", Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, 10", Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of TV Tube Heart are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, Benelux, France, Germany and more. One of them is Chiswick Records WiK 4, released October 21, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WiK 4, 550104, 940 555, 0067.051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIK - 4 - A -1 5 C and WIK . 4 - B -1 ∴. 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.
