Vinyl pressings
by Barbara Dickson · 1977
Morning Comes Quickly was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2394-188-A-4. A1D JAHand etched runout, side A
2394-188-B-2 A1G JAHand etched runout, side B
2394-188 ASide A label
2394-188 BSide B label
2394188 A//2 (triangle) 420 04Side A
2394188 B//1 (triangle) 420 04Side B
2394188 A // 5 ∇ 420 WSide A runout
2394188 B // 1 ∇ 420 04Side B runout
RS-1-3022 AS CP2Side A runout
RS-1-3022 BS CP2Side B runout
R̶S̶O̶-3022-A RS-1-Side A runout etched, RS-1- under R̶S̶O̶
RS-1-3022-BSide B runout etched
RS-1-3022-ASide A label
RS-1-3022-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | RSO RS-1-3022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | RSO MWF 1024First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | South Africa | RSO 2394-188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | RSO 2394-188 / RSO 2394 188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | RSO 2394-188 / RSO 2394 188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | RSO 2394-188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | RSO 2394 188 / RSO 2394-188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RSO RS-1-3022First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | RSO RS-1-3022First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | RSO SPELP 91LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Morning Comes Quickly are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1977 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Canada, South Africa and more. One of them is RSO 2394-188.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2394-188, 2394 188, RS-1-3022, MWF 1024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2394-188-A-4. A1D JA and 2394-188-B-2 A1G JA. 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.
