Vinyl pressings
by Todd Rundgren · 1981
Healing 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.
24 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 12 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.
BHS.1.3522-E1 PM1 EDPSide A Runout Variant 1
BHS.2.3522-E1 EDP PM2 SF1 SM2 STERLING qcSide B Runout Variant 1
BHS.1.3522-E1 O-ISMI-I EDP PM2Side A Runout Variant 2
BHS.2.3522-E1 O-ISMI-3 EDP PM2 STERLING qcSide B Runout Variant 2
BHS-1.3522-S2 + SLM △548 B-15470 [stamped - STERLING]Side 1, Variant 1
BHS-2.3522-S1 + SLM △548-X B-15471 [stamped - STERLING]Side 2, Variant 1
BHS-1.3522-E.P.-1 R6653 [stamped - STERLING] gcSingle/EP Side A
BHS-2.3522-E.P.-1 R6654 [stamped - STERLING]Single/EP Side B
BHS•1•3522-E1 0-1 SM1-1 EDP[In oval] PM2 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BHS•2•3522-E1 0-1 SM2-4 EDP[In oval] PM2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
BHS•1•3522•E•P•-E1 0-1 SM1-1 EDP[In oval] PM1SF1SM1 STERLING SPSide C runout, variant 1
BHS•2•3522•E•P•E1 0-2 SM2-2 EDP[In oval] PM1SF1SM1 SP STERLINGSide D runout, variant 1
BHS•1•3522-S2+ SLM+++ ∆548 B-15470Side A Runout Etched
BHS•2•3522-S1+ SLM+ ∆548-X B-15471+ RTSide B Runout Etched
BHS•1•3522•E•P•-1 R6653 GLSide C Runout Etched
BHS•2•3522•E•P•-1 R6654Side D Runout Etched
BHS-1.3522-S2 + SLM △548 B-15470 STERLINGSide A runout, etched / stamped
BHS-2.3522-S1 + SLM △548-X B-15471 STERLINGSide B runout, etched / stamped
BHS-1•3522-S2+ SLM+ ∆548 B-15470 + RTSide A Runout Etched
BHS-2•3522-S1+ SLM+ ∆548-X B-15471+ RTSide B Runout Etched
BHS•1•3522•E•P•-1 R6653 GLSide C Runout Etched
BHS•2•3522•E•P•-1 R6654Side D Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Bearsville L-37547First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Bearsville XBR 3522 / Bearsville XBR 3522-EPFirst yearLP, Album, 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | LP, Album, 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | France | Bearsville 67.668First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Bearsville 203 352 / Bearsville 203 352-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Bearsville BRLP 3522First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Bearsville 26AP 2021~2First yearLP, Album, 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | LP, Album, 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | Japan | Bearsville 26AP 2021~2First yearLP, Album, Promo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Bearsville 203.352First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Bearsville RISLP 14104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | Bearsville BVL 69111 / Bearsville BHS 3522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Bearsville 03L0113 / Edigsa 03L0113First yearLP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | LP, Album, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1981 | UK | Bearsville ILPS 9657First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Bearsville BHS 3522 / Avatar Record & Screenworks Ltd AALP 3522First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Bearsville ILPS 9657 / Bearsville PSR 455First yearAlbum, LP, 7", Single | Album, LP, 7", Single |
| 1981 | UK | Not On LabelLP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unknown | Bearsville 70874LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 7", Record Store Day · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 7", Record Store Day · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Bearsville 67.668LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Healing are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Bearsville BHS 3522.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BHS 3522, ILPS 9657, L-37547, XBR 3522) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BHS.1.3522-E1 PM1 EDP and BHS.2.3522-E1 EDP PM2 SF1 SM2 STERLING qc. 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.
