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.
21 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
01-2656-1A-1 BRunout A, stamped, var.1
01-2656-1B-1 ARunout B, stamped, var. 1
01-2656-2A 1 BRunout A, stamped, var. 2
01-2656-1B-1 C NLRunout B, stamped, var. 2
2656-A- SSTRunout A, etched
2656-B- SSTRunout B, etched
01-2656-1A-1 BRunout A, stamped
01-2656-1B-1 A NLRunout B, etched
STRAWBERRY
EPC-A-2656- A4
EPC-A-2656-B.1
STRAWBERRY
EPC-A-2656- A4
EPC A 2656 B.1
EPC A 2656 A3 STRAWBERRY DSide A runout, variant 1
EPC A 2656 B 1 STRAWBERRY CSide B runout, variant 1
EPC A 2656 A4 STRAWBERRY CSide A runout, variant 2
EPC A 2656 B 2 STRAWBERRY ASide 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 | Epic ES 790First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 790First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ES 790First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPCA 2656 / Epic EPC A 2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPC A 2656First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPCA 2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ireland | Epic EPC A 2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Italy | Epic EPC A 2656First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Mexico | Epic SC-72011First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | South Africa | Epic EN 5373First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | Epic EPC A-2656First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Epic XPS 158First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A2656First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A2656First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | Epic EPC A2656First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Give Me Your Heart Tonight are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Europe, UK, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is Epic EPCA 2656.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPCA 2656, EPC A 2656, EPC A2656, EPC A 11-2656) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-2656-1A-1 B and 01-2656-1B-1 A. 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.
