Vinyl pressings
by Shakin' Stevens · 1982
Give Me Your Heart Tonight 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.
18 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 15 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.
EPC . 10035 A5 STRAWBERRY 4 C DSide A runout etched & stamped variant 1
EPC-10035-B-4 1 E STRAWBERRYSide B runout etched & stamped variant 1
EPC • 10035 A6 F STRAWBERRYSide A runout etched & stamped variant 2
EPC • 10035 B5 STRAWBERRY BSide B runout etched & stamped variant 2
EPC 10035 A6A-side runout, etched Variant 1
EPC 10035 B6B-side runout, etched Variant 1
EPC 10035 A5 NA-side runout, etched Variant 2
EPC 10035 B6 AB-side runout, etched Variant 2
MX201970Side A Label
MX201971Side B Label
01-25031-1A-1 D STRAWBERRY NLA-side runout, variant 1
01-2503BE1-2B-1 STRAWBERRY C NLB-side runout, variant 1
01-25031-1A-1 STRAWBERRY B NLA-side runout, variant 2
01-25031-1B-1 B NL STRAWBERRYB-side runout, variant 2
STRAWBERRY NL 01-25031-1A-1 DA side, stamped, variant 1
01-2503BE1-2B-1 STRAWBERRY C NLB side, stamped, variant 1
01-25031-1A-1 STRAWBERRY B NLA side, stamped, variant 2
STRAWBERRY NL 01-25031-1B-1 DB side, stamped, variant 2
HPg STRAWBERRY 01-25031-ARunout side 1
HPg STRAWBERRY 01-25031-BRunout side 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 | Epic ELPS 4336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPC 25031 / Epic 25031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPC 25031 / Epic 25031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | Epic 25031 / Epic EPC 25031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25 3P-409First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Ireland | Epic EPC 10035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Israel | CBS CBS 25031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Epic EPC 25031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 25 3P-409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Malaysia | CBS EPC10035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Epic EPCCL 46 158 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Epic EPC 10035 / Epic EPC 25031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Epic COL 40082First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32676 / Epic CX 25031LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Turkey | Dallas LP. 9008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Give Me Your Heart Tonight are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1982 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Epic EPC 10035.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 10035, ELPS 4336, EPC 25031, 25031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC . 10035 A5 STRAWBERRY 4 C D and EPC-10035-B-4 1 E STRAWBERRY. 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.
