Vinyl pressings
by Barbara Mandrell · 1978
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
AB-12451 51149-S MCA-G dp/woodland ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout
AB-12451 51146-S MCA-G dp/woodland ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout
45-51149-SLabel Side A
45-51146-SLabel Side B
T AB-12451 51149-S dp/WOODLAND 51149-1Runout A
AB-12451 51149-S dWOODLAND 51146S-2 TIIIIRunout B
45-51149-SLabel A
45-51146-SLabel B
AB-12451 51149-S MCA-P dp/woodland ◈-P-◈ 1Side A - Etched variant 1
AB-12451 51146-S MCA-P dp/woodland ◈-P-◈ 1Side B - Etched variant 1
45-51149-SLabel Side A
45-51146-SLabel Side B
ABC 4255-A1 4 TY ΛA side runout, etched/stamped
ABC 4255-B1 2 TY ΛB side runout, etched/stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 12451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MAB 12451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | ABC Records 1022-12451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-1363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | MCA Records AB-12451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | ABC Records ABC 4255First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | MCA Records ABC 4255First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AB-12451First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AB-12451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AB-12451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | ABC Records AB-12451First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | MCA Records 0032.7087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records AB-124517", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records AB-124517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-602027", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-602027", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
16 vinyl pressings of (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Records AB-12451.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB-12451, ABC 4255, MCA 12451, MAB 12451) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB-12451 51149-S MCA-G dp/woodland ⧈-G-⧈ and AB-12451 51146-S MCA-G dp/woodland ⧈-G-⧈. 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.
