Vinyl pressings
by Real Life · 1983
Heart Land was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
WRLP 1003-A DBRunout (Etched) Side 1
WRLP 1003-B DBRunout (Etched) Side 2
WRLP 1003 ALabel Side 1
WRLP 1003 BLabel Side 2
MCA-3700-FDS-4 FutureDisc ◈-P-◈Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-3701-FDS-4 FutureDisc ◈-P-◈Side B runout, variant 1
MCA-3700-FDS-3 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈ 1Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-3701-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈ 1Side B runout, variant 2
MCA-3700-FDS-1 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈Side A, runout, variant 1
MCA-3701-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈Side B, runout, variant 1
MCA-3700-FDS-1 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈Side A, runout, variant 2
MCA-3701-FDS-2 ⧈-G-⧈Side B, runout, variant 2
MCA-3805-FDS4 VV FUTUREDISC VV ◈-P-◈ IVariant 1, side A runout
MCA-3701-FDS-4 ◈-P-◈ IIIII IIVariant 1, side B runout
MCA-3805-FDS3 FUTUREDISC ◈-P-◈Variant 2, side A runout
MCA-3701-FDS-4 ◈-P-◈ IIIII IIVariant 2, side B runout
MCA-3805-FDS-6 FUTURE DISC 2Side A, etched
MCA-3701-FDS-2 1Side B, etched
⧈-G-⧈Both sides, stamped
MCA 3805Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | Wheatley Records WRLP 1003 / Wheatley Records WRLP-1003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Curb Records MCA-5459 / MCA Records MCA-5459First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Carrere 66124 / Curb Records CA/681/66.124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Curb Records INT 147.710 / Wheatley Records INT 147.710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Curb Records 27 984-4LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Curb Records INT 147.710 / Wheatley Records INT 147.710First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Curb Records 40 891 4LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Curb Records INT 147.710 / Wheatley Records INT 147.710First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Curb Records INT 147.710First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Wheatley Records WRLP 1003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Curb Records INT 147.710First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5459 / Curb Records MCA-5459First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5459 / Curb Records MCA-5459First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5459 / Curb Records MCA-5459LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
22 vinyl pressings of Heart Land are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Australia & New Zealand, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Wheatley Records WRLP 1003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WRLP 1003, MCF 3201, MCA-5459, 66124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WRLP 1003-A DB and WRLP 1003-B DB. 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.
