Vinyl pressings
by Tom Waits · 1980
Heartattack And Vine was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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.
6E-295-A01-SP 1-1 NS [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
6E295 B8 ReSP 1-1SM1-1 [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 1
6E-295 A2 Re SP 3 [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
6E-295 B-5Re SP 1 [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 2
6E-295-A 02-SHAR- [O stamped logo] B-15326-A02 MS SLM ∆3891 1-1A Side Runout Etching
6E-295-B0I-SHAR [O stamped logo] B-15327-3201 MS SLM ∆ 3891-X 1-1B Side Runout Etching
6E-295A-5 AR B-15326 -1A Side Etched (Variant 1)
6E-295 B-7 SP(crossed out) AR B-15327B Side Etched (Variant 1)
6E-295 A-2 Re SP 1-4 B-15300 + [SRC Logo]Side A runout
6E-295 B-5 Re SP 1-6 B-15301 [SRC Logo]Side B runout
6E-295-A2 Re SP 1-4 B-15300 + [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
6E-295 B5 Re SP 1-6 B 15301 + [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 1
6E-295-A2 Re SP 1-4 B-15300 + [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
6E-295 B5 Re SP 1-6 B-15300̶1 ++ [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 2
6E-295 A-2 Re SP I-4 B-15300+ SRC logoA side all etched except stamped SRC logo
6E-295 B-5 Re SP I-6 B-15301+ SRC logoB side all etched except stamped SRC logo
6E-295 A-2 Re SP I-3 (etched) SRC logo (stamped)A-side Runout
6E-295 B-5 Re SP I-7 (etched) SRC logo (stamped)B-side Runout
6E-295-B SP
6E-295-B SP
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Asylum Records 6E-295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records X6E-295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records X6E-295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records X6E-295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 52252 / Asylum Records 6E-295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Asylum Records 52252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | Asylum Records K 52252 / Asylum Records 6E-295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Ireland | Asylum Records K 52252 / Asylum Records 6E-295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Asylum Records AS 52 252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Asylum Records 6E-295 / Asylum Records P-10818YFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Asylum Records 6E-295 / Asylum Records P-10818YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 52252 / Asylum Records 6E-295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Asylum Records 6E-295First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Asylum Records K 52252 / Asylum Records 6E-295First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Asylum Records K 52252 / Asylum Records 6E-295First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Anti- 87571-1 / Anti- 87571-1TCLLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Anti- 87571-1 / Anti- 87581-1SLELP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Anti- 7571-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Anti- 7571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Europe | Anti- 7571-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Anti- 87571-1 / Anti- 87571-1SC2LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Asylum Records 6E-295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records X6E-295LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Asylum Records X6E-295LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52 252 / Asylum Records 6E-295LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Elektra AS 52252LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52 252 / Asylum Records 6E-295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52 252 / Asylum Records 6E-295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52252 / Asylum Records 6E-295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52252 / Asylum Records 6E-295LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52 252 / Asylum Records 6E-295LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Asylum Records AS 52252 / Asylum Records K 52 252LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Asylum Records AS 52252LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Ireland | Elektra K 52252 / Elektra 6E-295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Ireland | Asylum Records K 52252LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Asylum Records 6E-295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
58 vinyl pressings of Heartattack And Vine are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records 6E-295, released September 9, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6E-295, K 52252, X6E-295, AS 52252) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6E-295-A01-SP 1-1 NS [SRC logo] and 6E295 B8 ReSP 1-1SM1-1 [SRC logo]. 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.
