Vinyl pressings
by Survivor · 1985
Burning Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ZS4-05663-3AB D G 1 Kdisc KP A7A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ZS4-05663-4AC G 1 F4B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
ZS4-05663-3AF D G 1 Kdisc KP A5A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZS4-05663-4AD Kdisc KP G 1 B2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZS4-05663-3AC G 1 Kdisc KP B7Variant 1, A-Side Runout Etching
ZS4-05663-4AC G 1Variant 1, B-Side Runout Etching
ZS4-05663-3AD G 1 Kdisc KP B3Variant 2, A-Side Runout Etching
ZS4-05663-4AC G 1 C5Variant 2, B-Side Runout Etching
P ZS4-05663-3AB kdisc KPA-Side Runout Etching
P ZS4-05663-$AB kdisc KPB-Side Runout Etching
AA-AF ZS4 05663-3A-Side Label
AA-AF ZS4 05663-4B-Side Label
P ZS4-Z̶S̶R̶-05663 -3AB kdisc KPBoth runouts etched (kdisc stamp)
AA-AF ZS4 05663-3Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ES 1078First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ES 1078 / Scotti Bros. Records ES 1078First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Scotti Bros. Records ZS4-05663First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Scotti Bros. Records ZS4-05663First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Scotti Bros. Records A·6608 / Scotti Bros. Records A 6608First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Scotti Bros. Records SCTA 6608 / Scotti Bros. Records A-6608First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 120·14·020First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 100·14·040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Not On Label 100·14·040First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Italy | Scotti Bros. Records SCT A 6608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Mexico | Epic SC-72117First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | New Zealand | Epic ES 1078 / Scotti Bros. Records ES 1078First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Peru | Epic 7229First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Portugal | Scotti Bros. Records A 6608, SCT A 6608First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Africa | Epic EN 5879First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Burning Heart are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Scotti Bros. Records ZS4 05663, released October 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS4 05663, ZS4-05663, ZAS 2212, A 6708) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZS4-05663-3AB D G 1 Kdisc KP A7 and ZS4-05663-4AC G 1 F4. 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.
