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Randy MeisnerDeep Inside My Heart

Vinyl pressings

Deep Inside My Heart

by Randy Meisner · 1980

13 pressings8 countriesCountry RockSoft RockRockPop

Deep Inside My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 Deep Inside My Heart

12 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 7 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.

Europe

1980
Label and catalog number
Epic EPC 9069
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

01-9069-1A-1 ARunout side A, stamped

01-9069-1B-1 ARunout side B, stamped

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US

1980
Label and catalog number
Epic 9-50939
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Santa Maria Pressing
Runout / matrix

ZSS-167535-2A TML-M S1Runout side A etch, exc TML-M stamp

ZSS-167536-1E TML-M S1Runout side B etch, exc TML-M stamp

ZSS 167535Label side A

ZSS 167536Label side B

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US

1980
Label and catalog number
Epic 9-50939
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

1T ZSS-167535-2GRunout side A

T ZSS-167536-1B TML-S TIIRunout side B

ZSS 167535Label side A

ZSS 167536Label side B

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US

1980
Label and catalog number
Epic 9-50939
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Santa Maria Pressing
Runout / matrix

ZSS-167535-2A TML-M ssA runout

ZSS-167535-2B TML-M ssssB runout

ZSS 167535Labels

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Australia

1980
Label and catalog number
Epic ES 539
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

MX193076Side A Label

MX193077Side B Label

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

All 13 vinyl pressings

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

1980s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980AustraliaEpic ES 539First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1980AustraliaEpic ES 539First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1980CanadaEpic 9-50939First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1980EuropeEpic EPC 9069First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1980New ZealandEpic ES 539First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1980SpainEpic EPC 9069First year7", Single7", Single
1980SpainEpic EPC 9069First year7", Single, Promo · Promo7", Single, Promo · Promo
1980USEpic 9-50939First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo
1980USEpic 9-50939First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1980USEpic 9-50939First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1980USEpic 9-50939First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1980JapanEpic QY ・5P-90004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1981South AfricaEpic EN 52057", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. ADeep Inside My Heart3:35
  2. BI Need You Bad3:11

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Deep Inside My Heart are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Deep Inside My Heart are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.

When was Deep Inside My Heart first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Europe, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic EPC 9069.

How do I tell if my copy of Deep Inside My Heart is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 9069, 9-50939, ES 539, QY ・5P-90004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-9069-1A-1 A and 01-9069-1B-1 A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Deep Inside My Heart 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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