Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1984
The Heavy Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 8 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.
822 750 X X - 1 1 Y 320Variant 1, runout side A
822 750 - 1 2 Y 320Variant 1, runout side B
822 750 X X - 1 1 Y 320 [1 H rotated 90°]Variant 2, runout side A
822 750 - 1 2 Y 320 [G 1 rotated 90°]Variant 2, runout side B
015 822750 1 // 1 380 POLYGRAMA, stamped
015 822750 1 // 2 380 POLYGRAMB, stamped
822 750 1 1Y 2 670 114 86Side A runout stamped
822 750 2 2Y 1 670 117 84Side B runout stamped
822 750-1.1Side A label
822 750-1.2Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Brazil | Vertigo 822 750-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | France | Vertigo 822 750-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Germany | Vertigo 822 750-1 / Vertigo 822 750 - 1QFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Vertigo 822 750-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Vertigo 822 750-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1984 | Peru | Vertigo Y • TGO • 8227501.7First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Portugal | Vertigo 822 750-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Uruguay | Vertigo 822 750-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Colombia | Vertigo 822750-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Ecuador | Vertigo 31012LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1985 | Venezuela | Vertigo 20.062LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of The Heavy Way are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Germany, Brazil, France, Greece and more. One of them is Vertigo 822 750-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 822 750-1, Y • TGO • 8227501.7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 822 750 X X - 1 1 Y 320 and 822 750 - 1 2 Y 320. 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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