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Vinyl pressings

You Could Take My Heart Away

by Silver Condor · 1981

10 pressings8 countriesPop RockRock

You Could Take My Heart Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of You Could Take My Heart Away

10 pressings came out in 1981, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981AustraliaCBS BA 222870First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1981CanadaColumbia 18-02268First year7", Single7", Single
1981JapanCBS/Sony 07SP 578First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1981JapanCBS/Sony 07SP 578First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981MexicoCBS 8457First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981NetherlandsCBS A-1493First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1981New ZealandCBS BA 222870First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981South AfricaCBS SSC 5236First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1981USColumbia 18-02268First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1981USColumbia 18-02268First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo

Tracklist

  1. AYou Could Take My Heart Away2:54
  2. BGoin' For Broke4:11

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You Could Take My Heart Away are there?

10 vinyl pressings of You Could Take My Heart Away are listed here, from 8 countries.

When was You Could Take My Heart Away first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Canada, Japan, Mexico and more. One of them is Columbia 18-02268.

How do I tell if my copy of You Could Take My Heart Away is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 18-02268, 07SP 578, 8457, A-1493) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You Could Take My Heart Away on vinyl worth?

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.

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