Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Womack · 1986
Womagic 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.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 7 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 6201 GM-4 denny / Georgetown ◈-P-◈Runout A
MCA 6202 GM-4 denny / Georgetown ◈-P-◈Runout B
MCA6201Label Side A
MCA6202Label Side B
MCA-6201 GM-1 denny / Georgetown Masters ⧈-G-⧈Runout side A, etched
MCA-6202 GM-1 denny / Georgetown ⧈-G-⧈Runout side B, etched
MCA 6201Center label, side A
MCA 6202Center label, side B
MCG6020 A//1▽420 T 1 1 JARunout side A stamped/etched
MCG6020 B//1▽420 0 T 1 2 2 JARunout side B stamped/etched
MCG 6020-ALabel side A
MCG 6020-BLabel side B
MCG6020 A//1▽420 T 1 1Runout side A stamped
MCG6020 B//1▽420 0 T 1 2 2Runout side B stamped
MCG 6020-ALabel side A
MCG 6020-BLabel side B
P-13422-1 TO 3-9 1 – A – 4 3 〄Stamped A
P-13422-2 TO 1 – A – 4 3 〄Stamped B
P-13422-1Label A
P-13422-2Label B
MCA 6201 GM-4 denny / GeorgetownRunout A
MCA 6202 GM-4 denny / GeorgetownRunout B
MCA6201Label Side A
MCA6202Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | MCA Records 5899-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5899First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | MCA Records 254 466-1 / MCA Records MCA 5899First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | MCA Records 25 4466-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCG 6020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCG 6020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5899First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5899First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-13422First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-13422First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Womagic are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5899.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5899, MCG 6020, P-13422, 5899-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 6201 GM-4 denny / Georgetown ◈-P-◈ and MCA 6202 GM-4 denny / Georgetown ◈-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.
