Skip to content
VinylLens
Heartbeat City by The Cars, album cover

First-year pressing

Heartbeat City 1984 Europe Pressing (960 296-1)

Heartbeat City by The Cars

Artist
The Cars
Title
Heartbeat City
Label
  • Elektra 960 296-1
Country
Europe
Released
1984
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Format notes
Gatefold Sleeve, RSA Pressing

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 A ST-E-60296-A-5Runout side A, variant 1
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 BX ST-E-60296-B-6 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 A 4X D 45 ST-E-60296-A-5 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 B 5X ST-E-60296-B-6 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 A [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-A-5 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 3
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 B [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-B-6 1-1 SM 1-1 F D̶ STERLINGRunout side B, variant 3
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 AXXX [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-A-5 9 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 4
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 BXXX 9 [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-B-6 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLING N D̶Runout side B, variant 4
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 A [SRC logo] 48 ST-E-60296-A-5 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 5
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 B [SRC logo] ﹁0 F D̶ ST-ε-60296-B-6 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 5
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 A [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-A-5 1-1 SM 1-1 118 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 7
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 B D [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-B-6 1-1 SM 1-1 64 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 7
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 A [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-A-5 104 1-1 SM 1-1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 8
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 B [Scratch] [SRC logo] ST-ε-60296-B-6 1-1 SM 1-1 D 41 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 8
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 A [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-A-5 902 1 - 1 SMI-1 D STERLINGRunout side A, variant 9
  • R/S Alsdorf 960296-1 BX [SRC logo] ST-E-60296-B-6 16 1 - 1 SMI-1 22 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 9
All 86 pressings of Heartbeat City