Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Brown · 1988
Roni was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MC 27452E FDS-2 Future Disc 回-G-回A-Side Runout Etching
MC 27491E FDS-1 回-G-回B-Side Runout Etching
MC 27452EA-Side Label
MC 27491EB-Side Label
MC27542E FDS-4 FutureDisc ◈-P-◈Runout side A
MC27491E FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Runout side B
MCA-8483-FDS-2 回-G-回Etched Side A
MCA 8484 FDS 1 回-G-回Etched Side B
MCA-8473 FDS-3 ⧈-G-⧈Runout side A
MCA-8474 FDS-4 ⧈-G-⧈Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-53463First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-23921First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 257 607-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-23921First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-53463First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records L33-17719 / MCA Records MCA 8473First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-53463First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-53463First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-2392112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-23921First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-53463First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Europe | MCA Records 257 607-77", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Germany | MCA Records 257 576-012" | 12" |
| 1989 | Germany | MCA Records 257 311-0 / MCA Records 257 311-0 LB12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | MCA Records MCAT 138412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Roni are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Canada, Europe. One of them is MCA Records MCA-53463.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-53463, MCA-23921, L33-17719, 257 607-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC 27452E FDS-2 Future Disc 回-G-回 and MC 27491E FDS-1 回-G-回. 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.
