Vinyl pressings
by Roger Whittaker · 1982
All Time Heart-Touching Favorites was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
B-1 SMI-1-40A-1 (TR)SR183Side 1 (variant 1)
A5 SMI-1-40B (TR)SR 1182Side 2 (variant 1)
SMI-1-40A (TR)SR 1182 A3 <->Side 1 (variant 2)
SMI-1-40B (TR)SR 1182 A-2 <->Side 2 (variant 2)
B-1 <-> SMI-1-40A-1 (TR)SR183Side A runout, variant 1
A4 <-> SMI-1-40B (TR)SR 1182Side B runout, variant 1
B- <-> SMI-1-40A-1 Be(TR)SR 183Side A runout, variant 2
B- <-> SMI-1-40B-1 (TR)SR 183Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | RCA Victor SMI 1-40HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1-6664First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Suffolk Marketing, Inc. SMI 1-40 / Suffolk Marketing, Inc. SMI 1-40HFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Suffolk Marketing, Inc. SMI 1-40 PRFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL16664 / RCA Victor VPL1 6664First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | US | Suffolk Marketing, Inc. SMI 1-40H / Suffolk Marketing, Inc. SMI 1-40First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Main Street Records And Tapes MS-9306First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Suffolk Marketing, Inc. SMI 1-40HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Dominion Records DN 6201LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | EMI EMC 3431 / EMI 0C 062-65 077LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | EMI EMC 3431 / EMI 0C 062-65 077LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Scandinavia | Philips 822 427-1LP | LP |
| 1984 | Australia | Starcall Records SFL 10108 / Starcall Victor SFL1-0108LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Canada | CBS Direct DMD2 067LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Tembo Records TMB 103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of All Time Heart-Touching Favorites are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1982 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Australia, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Suffolk Marketing, Inc. SMI 1-40H.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMI 1-40H, MS-9306, VPL1-6664, SMI 1-40) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-1 SMI-1-40A-1 (TR)SR183 and A5 SMI-1-40B (TR)SR 1182. 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.
