US
1976- Label and catalog number
- Ovation Records OV-1719
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by The Kendalls · 1976
Heaven's Just A Sin Away 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.
7 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 3 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.
OV-1719-A-1-1-1 Masterfonics PRCA-side variant 1
OV-1719-B-1-1-1 Masterfonics PRCB-side variant 1
OV-1719-A-2-1-11 Masterfonics TRC
OV-1719-B-1-1-11 Masterfonics PRC
T1 OV-1719-A-4 CTH Masterfonics ΛSide A runout, etched ["Masterfonics" and "Λ" is stamped]
T1 OV-1719-B-3 MasterfonicsSide B runout, etched ["Masterfonics" is stamped]
OV-1719 ASide A label
OV-1719 BSide B label
OV-1719-A.2-1-11 Masterfonics PRCSide A
OV-1719-B-2-1-11 Masterfonics PRCSide B
OV-1719-A Masterfonics
OV-1719-B Masterfonics
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 | Germany | Ovation Records OV-1719 / Intercord Ton GmbH INT 146.210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Polydor 2383-484First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Ovation Records OV-1719LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Ovation Records OV-1719First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Ovation Records OV-1719First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Ovation Records OV-1719First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Ovation Records OV-1719First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Ovation Records OV-1719First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Ovation Records OV-1719LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Ovation Records OV-1719LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Ovation Records OV-1719LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
11 vinyl pressings of Heaven's Just A Sin Away are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Germany. One of them is Ovation Records OV-1719.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OV-1719, 2383-484) 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.
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.