Vinyl pressings
by Sheena Easton · 1984
A Private Heaven was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 22 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.
2402291-A1 + CRunout side A variant 1, stamped
2402291-B1 + CRunout side B variant 1, stamped
2402291-A1 + CRunout side A variant 2, stamped
2402291-B2 + CRunout side B variant 2, stamped
ST-1-17132 Z-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0A side etch, except "...Capitol", 0 stamps, variant 1
ST-2-17132 Z5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0B side etch, except "...Capitol", 0 stamps, variant 1
ST-1-17132 Z-1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0A side etch, except "...Capitol", 0 stamps, variant 2
ST-2-17132 Z-1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 0B side etch, except "...Capitol", 0 stamps, variant 2
EJ 2402291ALabel side A
EJ 2402291BLabel side B
ST-1-17132 F-3 #5 • –––◁ wallySide A Etched, Variant #1
ST-2-171321 Z-3 #3 • –––◁ wallySide B Etched, Variant #1
ST-1-17132 F-3 #1 • –––◁ wallySide A Etched, Variant #2
ST-2-171321 Z-5 #3 • –––◁ wallySide B Etched, Variant #2
ST1-17132 1S4 2 4-9ZSide A
ST2-17132 1S2 17Side B
ST1-17132On Label A
ST2-17132On Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Argentina | EMI America 8267First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | EMI EMC-240229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | EMI EMC-240229First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Barbados | EMI America ST-17132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Brazil | EMI 064 2402229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | EMI America ST-17132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | EMI America ST-517132LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI 1C 064 24 0229 1 / EMI 064 24 0229 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | EMI 2402291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | India | EMI EJ 24 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Israel | Portrait EJ 240229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | EMI ITALIANA S.p.A. 64 2402291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | EMI EMS-91088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | EMI EMS-91088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Mexico | EMI SLEM-1233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UK | Cherry Pop CRPOP2LP280LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2024 | UK | Cherry Pop CRPOP2LP280 / RT Industries RPOP2LP280LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
35 vinyl pressings of A Private Heaven are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1984 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Europe, US, UK, Japan and more. One of them is EMI 1C 064 24 0229 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 064 24 0229 1, ST-17132, SHEEN 1, EMS-91088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2402291-A1 + C and 2402291-B1 + C. 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.
