Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1968
Heavy Heads was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
LPS-1522 S-1 16864 W4RS-3469-1A side etched runout
LPS-1522 S-2 16865 W4RS-3470-1B side etched runout
#16864A side label, in parentheses
#16865B side label, in parentheses
LPS-1522 S-1 16864 W4RS-3469-1A side etched runout
LPS-1522 S-2 16865 W4RS-3470-1B side etched runout
#16864A side label
#16865B side label
LP-1522 S-1 W4RM-3467-1A side etched runout
LP-1522 S-2 W4RM-3468-1B side etched runout
#16862A side label
#16863B side label
LP-1522 S-1 16862 W4RM-3469-1A side etched runout
LP-1522 S-2 16863 W4RM-3470-1B side etched runout
#16862A side label
#16863B side label
MX158106A side etched runout
MX158107B side etched runout
MX158106A side label
MX158107B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Chess CHLS-254First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | Canada | Chess CLPS-1522First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Chess LPS-1522First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Chess LP-1522First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Chess LP-1522 / Chess LPS-1522First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Germany | Chess 6.24835LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Chess LPS-1522 / Chess CH 1522LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Chess 515005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | Chess CH-1522LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Bluesmen BS-32204 / Chess BS-32204LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2221314LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BJS 4011 / Chess BJS 4011LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Bluesmen 30232204 / Chess 30232204LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chess LPS-1522LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Heavy Heads are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Canada, US, Australia. One of them is Chess CLPS-1522.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLPS-1522, LPS-1522, LP-1522, CHLS-254) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LPS-1522 S-1 16864 W4RS-3469-1 and LPS-1522 S-2 16865 W4RS-3470-1. 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.
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