Vinyl pressings
by B.B. King · 1979
Take It Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
MCA-1768 AM5Runout, side A, variant 1
MCA-1769-AM4Runout, side B, variant 1
MCA 1768 AM3 ⧈-G-⧈Runout, side A, variant 2
MCA 1769 AM1 ⧈-G-⧈Runout, side B, variant 2
MCA-1768 AM2 ◈-P-◈
MCA-1769-AM2 ◈-P-◈
MCA-1768 AM4 MCA-3151 A PRCW-1A-Side Etched, variant 1
MCA-1769-AM 3 MCA-3151 B PRCW-1-2B-Side Etched, variant 1
MCA-1768 AM4 MCA-3151 A PRCW-1A-Side Etched, variant 2
MCA-1769-AM 3 MCA-3151 B PRCW-1B-Side Etched, variant 2
T1 MCA-1768 W1 MCA8RSide A, Etched, Except MCA8R, Cursive
T1 MCA-1769 W1 MCA8RSide B, Etched, Except MCA8R, Cursive
1 - 1 MCA-1768 AM5 SRC
1 - 1 MCA-1769-AM4 SRC
MCA 1768 AM2Runout, side A
MCA 1769 AM2Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 3151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | MCA Records 201284First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Denmark | MCA Records MCA-3151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | MCA Records 511 020 / MCA Records 511.020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | MCA Records 0062.139 / MCA Records MCA 3151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA 3151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Portugal | MCA Records 5553151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | MCA Records 63 28 890First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Sweden | MCA Records MCA-3151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3010 / MCA Records MCA 3010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA 3151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA 3151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 3151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | MCA Records I-201704LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | MCA Records I - 201.704LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-27028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1784LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1784LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCF 3010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Take It Home are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA 3151.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA 3151, MCA-3151, MCF 3010, ML 4349) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-1768 AM5 and MCA-1769-AM4. 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.
