Vinyl pressings
by UFO · 1976
No Heavy Petting 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.
31 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
CHR 1103 A-1 EG 1A side runout, variant 1
CHR 1103 B-1 EG 1B side runout, variant 1
CHR 1103 A-1 EG 1 12A side runout, variant 2
CHR 1103 B-1 EG 1 13B side runout, variant 2
8 CHR 1103 A-1 EG 1Side A runout, variant 1
17 CHR 1103 B-1 EG 1Side B runout, variant 1
4 CHR 1103 A-1 EG 1Side A runout, variant 2
15 CHR 1103 B-1 EG 1Side B runout, variant 2
─◁ WWIn runout
CHR-1-1103 WW1 (WB)Side A etched, variant 1
CHR-2-1103 WW1 (WB)Side B etched, variant 1
CHR-1-1103 WW1 (WB) ─◁Side A etched, variant 2
CHR-1-1103 LW.2. 1. ✲Side A Runout (etched) [Var. 1]
CHR-2-1103 LW.2. 1 ✲Side B Runout (etched) [Var. 1]
CHR-1-1103 LW.2 ✲Runout Groove Side A [Var. 2]
CHR-2-1103 LW.1 ✲Runout Groove Side B [Var. 2]
T1 CHR-1-1103-A ④Side A etched, variant 1
T1 CHR-1-1103-B ④Side B etched, variant 1
T1 CHR-1-1103-A ④Side A etched, variant 2
T1 CHR-1-1103-B ③Side B etched, variant 2
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 | Australia | Chrysalis L 35878First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Chrysalis 6307 574 / Chrysalis CHR 1103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Chrysalis 6307 574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Chrysalis 6307 574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1103LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 574First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 574First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1103First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Japan | Chrysalis CHY 1103First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1976 | Japan | Chrysalis CHY 1103First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Chrysalis CHY 1103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 696-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1103 / Chrysalis CHR-1103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-50135LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1982 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1103 / Chrysalis CHR-1103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Europe | Chrysalis 202 696LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | South Korea | Yeh Eum Records YCPL 132 / Chrysalis CHR 1103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Korea | Seoul Records SYPR-013 / Chrysalis CHR 1103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV046LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Chrysalis Catalogue CRVX1493LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 202 696LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 6307 574LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 14C 062-98813 / Chrysalis MT 5678LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Guatemala | Chrysalis 6307 574LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Chrysalis 28276-ILP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
59 vinyl pressings of No Heavy Petting are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1976 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1103, released May 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1103, L 35878, 6307 574, CHY 1103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR 1103 A-1 EG 1 and CHR 1103 B-1 EG 1. 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.
