Vinyl pressings
by Robert Palmer · 1988
Heavy Nova was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 21 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.
EMD 1007 A-2U-1- 6 DRunout, A-side, stamped, Variant 1
ET E̶̷M̶̷C̶̷ ̶̷-̶̷ ̶̷3̶̷5̶̷4̶̷8̶̷ ̶̷A̶̷Runout, A-side, etched, Variant 1
EMD 1007 E̶̷M̶̷C̶̷ ̶̷-̶̷ ̶̷3̶̷5̶̷4̶̷8̶̷ ̶̷ B-1-1-1 DRunout, B-side, stamped, Variant 1
EMD 1007 XXXX XXXX A-1-1-1 DRunout A-Side, Variant 2
E1-1-48057-Z1-DMM ET SP1-6Side A Runout Variant 1
E1-2-48057 Z1-DMM SP1-4 ETSide B Runout Variant 1
E1-1-48057-Z1-DMM ET SP1-4Side A Runout Variant 2
E1-2-48057 Z1-DMM SP1-4 ETSide B Runout Variant 2
E1 -1- 48057 - Z1 -DMM ET SP1-7 B-31567-Z1 △20958 0- SP-ARRunout etched side A
E1- 2 - 48057 Z1 -DMM SP1-2 SP-AR ET 0- △20958-X B-31568-Z1-DMMRunout etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | EMI-Odeon S.A.I.C. 10055First yearLP | LP |
| 1988 | Australasia | EMI EMC 748057 PFirst yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1988 | Australia | EMI EMC.748057 / EMI EMC 748057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | EMI 064 748057 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | EMI-Manhattan Records E1 48057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | EMI-Manhattan Records E1-548057LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Colombia | EMI 11001210 / EMI EMD 1007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 064 7 48057 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 7 48057 1 / EMI 064 7 48057 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | EMI 600 817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | EMI 7 48057 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | EMI F 670 292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | EMI 32768-4LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Greece | EMI 062 7480571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Israel | EMI EMD 1007-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | India | His Master's Voice EMD 1007LP, Album | LP, Album |
30 vinyl pressings of Heavy Nova are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1988 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is EMI EMD 1007, released June 27, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMD 1007, E1-48057, RP25-5651, 10055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMD 1007 A-2U-1- 6 D and ET E̶̷M̶̷C̶̷ ̶̷-̶̷ ̶̷3̶̷5̶̷4̶̷8̶̷ ̶̷A̶̷. 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.
