Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Brown · 1986
King Of Stage was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 4 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-5942-FDS-5 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈Side A, etched & stamped
MCA-5943-FDS-4 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈Side B, etched & stamped
MCA5942Side A, label
MCA5943Side B, label
MCA-5942-FDS-1Runout side A
MCA-5943-FDS-1 FUTURE DISCRunout side B
MCA 5942Label side A
MCA 5943Label side B
MCA-5942-FDS-1 CR MCA-5827 ARunout side A
MCA-5943-FDS-2 CR MCA-5827 B FUTURE DISCRunout side B
MCA-5942-FDS-1 CR MCA-5827 A ⧈-G-⧈A side runout
MCA-5943-FDS-2 CR MCA-5827 B FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈B side runout
MCA5942A side label
MCA5943B side label
R/S Alsdorf 254468-1-ASide A Run-out
R/S Alsdorf 254468-1-BSide B Run-out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5827First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5827First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | MCA Records 254 468-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-13444First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-13444First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA 5827First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5827First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5827LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3349LP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3349LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1886LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of King Of Stage are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1986 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Canada, Europe, Japan. One of them is MCA Records MCA 5827.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA 5827, MCA-5827, 254 468-1, P-13444) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-5942-FDS-5 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈ and MCA-5943-FDS-4 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈. 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.
