Vinyl pressings
by USA-European connection · 1978
Come Into My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
STERLING MAR-2212-A 2A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
STERLING MAR-2212-B 2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
Ƨ STERLING MAR-2212-AA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
Ƨ STERLING MAR-2212-BB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
MAR-2212-A △23039 (2) STERLINGRunout etched side A exc STERLING stamp
MAR-2212-B △23039-X (2) STERLINGRunout etched side B exc STERLING stamp
MAR-2212-ASide A Label
MAR-2212-BSide B Label
TI MAR 2212 A-1 STERLINGSide A Runout etched, except "STERLING" which is stamped
TI MAR 2212 B-1 STERLINGSide B Runout etched, except "STERLING" which is stamped
M-2212-ASide A Label
M-2212-BSide B Label
MAR-2212-AA-Side Runout Etching
MAR-2212-BB-Side Runout Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | Epic 47.106First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3915First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Epic 144270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ecuador | CBS Columbia 331-0225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | T.K. Records TKR 82532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | CBS 82532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | T.K. Records TKR 82532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | T.K. Records TKR 82532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Columbia KLS-60,015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1191First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Epic 19112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | T.K. Records TKR 82532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Turkey | Rainbow RB-3013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | T.K. Records TKR 82532 / T.K. Records S TKR 82532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | T.K. Records TKR 82532First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Matra SPEC-1285LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Unidisc SPEC-1285LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Come Into My Heart are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Marlin MARLIN 2212.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MARLIN 2212, MAR 2212, M-2212, TKR 82532) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING MAR-2212-A 2 and STERLING MAR-2212-B 2. 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.
