Vinyl pressings
by Ryan Adams · 2000
Heartbreaker was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2000, the album's first year. 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.
COOK 205 A1 C DAMONT 2 ADAMVariant 1: Runout side A, etched
COOK 205 B1 DAMONT ZVariant 1: Runout side B, etched
COOK 205 A1 J 1 DAMONT ADAMVariant 2: Runout side A, etched
COOK 205 B1 D DAMONT 2Variant 2: Runout side B, etched
08 53619 20 1A1 COOK 205Side One, Stamped
08 53619 20 1B1 COOK 205Side Two, Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK & US | Cooking Vinyl COOK 205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2000 | UK & US | Cooking Vinyl COOK 205 / Bloodshot Records COOK 205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2008 | US | Cobraside Distribution Inc. CSDLP 1115 / Bloodshot Records CSDLP 1115LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2008 | US | Cobraside Distribution Inc. CSDLP 1115 / Bloodshot Records CSDLP 1115LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2008 | US | Cobraside Distribution Inc. CSDLP 1115 / Bloodshot Records CSDLP 1115LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2008 | US | Cobraside Distribution Inc. CSDLP 1115 / Bloodshot Records CSDLP 1115LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Cobraside Distribution Inc. CSDLP 1115 / Bloodshot Records CSDLP 1115LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Cobraside Distribution Inc. CSDLP 1115 / Bloodshot Records CSDLP 1115LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Paxamericana Recording Company PAX-AM 052LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | Pax Americana Record Company PAX-AM 052 / Pax Americana Record Company 00600753583609LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Pax Americana Record Company PAX-AM 052 / Pax Americana Record Company 00600753583609LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | Pax Americana Record Company PAX-AM 056 / Pax Americana Record Company 1790025445LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, DVD, DVD-Video, Box Set, Deluxe Edition | LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, DVD, DVD-Video, Box Set, Deluxe Edition |
| 2016 | US | Pax Americana Record Company Pax-am 056LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, DVD, DVD-Video, Box Set, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, DVD, DVD-Video, Box Set, Deluxe Edition |
13 vinyl pressings of Heartbreaker are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2000 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in UK & US. One of them is Cooking Vinyl COOK 205, released October 2000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COOK 205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, COOK 205 A1 C DAMONT 2 ADAM and COOK 205 B1 DAMONT Z. 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.
