Vinyl pressings
by Bell Biv Devoe · 1990
Poison was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
MCA-9674 FD5-3Side A, etched, Variant 1
MCA-9675 FD5-1Side B, etched, Variant 1
M̸C̸A̸ ̸9̸6̸7̸5̸ MCA 9674 FD5-2 回-G-回 3Side A, etched, 回-G-回 stamped, Variant 2
MCA 9675 FD5-1 回-G-回 1Side B, etched, 回-G-回 stamped, Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 229 257191-1-ASide A
R/S Alsdorf 229 257191-1-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | MCA Records 670.8180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | MCA Records 2292-57191-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | MCA Records MCG 6094 / MCA Records MCA 06094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | MCA Records 257191-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Greece | MCA Records 257191-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1990 | Guatemala | MCA Records 76732-6387-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Africa | MCA Records LMCA 6387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | MCA Records MCG 6094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | MCA Records MCA-6387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | MCA Records MCA 6387LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | South Korea | Warner Music Korea MCA 2292-57 191-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Get On Down GET 54060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Get On Down GET 54104-LP / Universal Music Special Markets B0020080-01LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | MCA Records LPNC-6990LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Poison are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1990 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, South Korea, Brazil and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-6387.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-6387, MCG 6094, MCA 2292-57 191-1, 670.8180) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-9674 FD5-3 and MCA-9675 FD5-1. 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.
