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Various ArtistsOpen Up Your Heart (And Let The Sun Shine In)

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Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sun Shine In)

by Various Artists · 1955

11 pressings1 countryVocalPop

Open Up Your Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Open Up Your Heart

2 pressings came out in 1955, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955USTops Records R-250First year10", 78 RPM, EP10", 78 RPM, EP
1955USTops Records 45R-250First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USTops Records R250X45-497", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?USTops Records R 250-49Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?USTops Records R250X45-49 / Tops Records 45-R 2507", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?USTops Records R250-4910", 78 RPM10", 78 RPM
?USRecord-Of-The-Month Club Records R25010", 78 RPM · Colored vinyl10", 78 RPM · Colored vinyl
?USRecord-Of-The-Month Club Records 45-R2507", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl
?USGilmar R250-4910", 78 RPM10", 78 RPM
?USTops Records R250X45-49 / Tops Records 45-R 2507", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?USTops Records R250-4910", 78 RPM10", 78 RPM

Tracklist

  1. A1Open Up Your Heart (And Let The Sun Shine In)
  2. A2Melody Of Love
  3. B1No More
  4. B2That's All I Want From You

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Open Up Your Heart are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Open Up Your Heart are listed here, from 1 country.

When was Open Up Your Heart first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Tops Records 45R-250, released February 1955.

How do I tell if my copy of Open Up Your Heart is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45R-250, R-250) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Open Up Your Heart on vinyl worth?

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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