Vinyl pressings
by Sly & The Family Stone · 1976
Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
AL-34348-3ARunout side A, etched, variant 1
BL-34348-3ARunout side B, etched, variant 1
AL-34348-3ARunout side A, etched, variant 2
BL-34348-3ARunout side B, etched, variant 2
P AL-34348-3ASide A Stamped
P BL-34348-3ASide B Stamped
AL 34348Side A Label
BL 34348Side B Label
AL-34348-3E S1Side A, Stamped
BL-34348-3E B̶L̶3̶8̶3̶4̶8̶-̶3̶E̶ S1 BSide B, Etched exc. B̶L̶3̶8̶3̶4̶8̶-̶3̶
AL 34348Side A Label
BL 34348Side B Label
AL 34348-3C o T1Side A runout
BL-34348-3B 1T ASide B runout
AL 34348Side A label
BL 34348Side B label
EPC S 81641 A1 ⋀A-side runout, stamped
EPC S 81641 B1 ⋀B-side runout, stamped
S EPC 81641 A˚A-side label
S EPC 81641 B˚B-side label
MX177910Label side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3798 / Epic PE 34348First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Epic PE 34348First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 25AP 329 / Epic 25AP 329(E)First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 25AP 329 / Epic 25AP 329(E)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17152First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Epic EPC 81641First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34348 / Epic 34348First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34348First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34348First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Epic PE 34348 / Epic 34348First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Epic 144192LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Epic EPC 81641LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic PE 34348.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 34348, EPC 81641, ELPS 3798, 25AP 329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-34348-3A and BL-34348-3A. 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.
