Vinyl pressings
by Uriah Heep · 1976
The Best Of Uriah Heep 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. 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.
SRM-1-1070 A-CT7 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout Side A variant 1
SRM-1-1070-BA-CT2 T MASTERDISK G.K.Runout Side B variant 1
SRM-1-1070 A-CP9 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout Side A variant 2
T1 SRM-1-1070-B-8Runout Side B variant 2
SRM-1-1070 A-CS6 MASTERDISK G.K.Side A Etched (Masterdisk Stamped)
SRM-1-1070 B-CS6 MASTERDISK G.K.Side B Etched (Masterdisk Stamped)
SRM-1-1070-ALabel Side A
SRM-1-1070-BLabel Side B
SRM-1-1070 A-K MASTERDISK A-Runout Side A
SRM-1-1070-B A-Runout Side B
SRM-1-1070-ALabel Side A
SRM-1-1070-BLabel Side B
SRM-1-1070 A-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout, side A, etched (Masterdisk Stamped) variant 1
SRM-1-1070 B-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K.Runout, side B, etched (Masterdisk Stamped) variant 1
SRM-1-1070 A-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K. C PRunout, side A, etched (Masterdisk Stamped) variant 2
SRM-1-1070 B-CP3 5 MASTERDISK G.K. PRunout, side B, etched (Masterdisk Stamped) variant 2
PXT SRM-1-1070 A-CP3 MASTERDISK G.K. CRunout Side A
SRM-1-1070-B-CT7 \T MASTERDISK G.K. DRunout Side B
SRM-1-1070-ALabel Side A
SRM-1-1070-BLabel Side B
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 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070 / Bronze SRM-1-1070First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070 / Bronze SRM-1-1070LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070 / Bronze SRM-1-1070First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070 / Bronze SRM-1-1070First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070 / Bronze SRM-1-1070LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070 / Bronze SRM-1-1070First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070 / Bronze SRM-1-1070First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070 / Bronze SRM-1-1070LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Venezuela | Polydor 140038 / Bronze 140038LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Mercury SRM-1-1070LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5074LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Mercury 822 476-1 M1 / Mercury SRM-1-1070LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury 822 476-1 / Mercury SRM-1-1070LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury SRM-1-1070LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Uriah Heep are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-1070.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-1070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRM-1-1070 A-CT7 MASTERDISK G.K. and SRM-1-1070-BA-CT2 T MASTERDISK G.K.. 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.
