US
1982- Label and catalog number
- Backstreet Records BSR-52181
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Red Translucent
Vinyl pressings
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers · 1982
Change Of Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1982, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-52181First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Australia | MCA Records BSR52181 / Backstreet Records BSR521817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Backstreet Records BSR - 521817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Japan | MCA Records VIMX-1549 / Backstreet Records VIMX-15497", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | MCA Records VIMX-1549 / Backstreet Records VIMX-15497", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Backstreet Records BSR 52181 / MCA Records BSR 521817", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCA 814 / Backstreet Records MCA 8147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-521817", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | US | Backstreet Records L33-179612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-521817", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-521817", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-521817", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-521817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-521817", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-521817", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Change Of Heart are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US. One of them is Backstreet Records BSR-52181.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSR-52181) 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.