Vinyl pressings
by Boston · 1986
Amanda 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.
32 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 19 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-21437-MD-6Side A Runout Variant 1
MC-21441-MD-5Side B Runout Variant 1
MC-21437-MD-6 ◈-P-◈ MASTERDISKSide A Runout Variant 2
MC-21437-MD-6 ◈-P-◈ MASTERDISKSide B Runout Variant 2
回-G-回 MC-21437-MD1 MASTERDISKA-Side Runout Etching
回-G-回 MC-21441-MD3B-Side Runout Etching
MC 21437A-Side Label
MC 21441B-Side Label
MC - 21437-MD 5 MASTERDISK ◈-P-◈Runout A etched (◈-P-◈ stamp)
MC - 21437-MD - 6 MASTERDISK ◈-P-◈Runout B etched (◈-P-◈ stamp)
(MC21437)Both labels
MCA 6110 MD 3 MASTERDISK
MC 21437Side A on label
MC 21437Side B on label
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 7-52756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-52756First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Ecuador | MCA Records 45-33565First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | France | MCA Records 258 555-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Germany | MCA Records 258 554-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Guatemala | MCA Records 52756First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | Honduras | MCA Records 52756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Italy | MCA Records 258 555-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1986 | Mexico | MCA Records PRO-151First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Panama | MCA Records 52756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Peru | MCA Records S-MCW 0052756.5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Philippines | MCA Records MS-86-148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Portugal | MCA Records 1591037First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1986 | South Africa | MCA Records LMCS 52756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Spain | MCA Records 258 555-7First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
33 vinyl pressings of Amanda are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-52756, released September 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-52756, L33-17083, MCA 1091, MCAS 1091) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-21437-MD-6 and MC-21441-MD-5. 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.
