Vinyl pressings
by Brenda K. Starr · 1987
Brenda K. Starr was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
MCA7196 FDS-2 Future Disc ⧈-G-⧈ 2Variant 1, Side A Runout
MCA7197 FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈Variant 1, Side B Runout
MCA7196 FDS-1 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈ 1Variant 2, Side A Runout
MCA7197 FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈ 2Variant 2, Side B Runout
MCA7196 FDS-3 FUTUREDISCSide A label
MCA7197 FDS-4Side B label
80788 ASide A label
80788 BSide B label
MCA 7196Side A secondary label matrix
MCA 7197Side B secondary label matrix
MCA 42088 MCA 7196 FDS-I FUTURE DISC 回-G-回Runout A, variant 1
MCA 42088 MCA 7196 FDS-2 FUTURE DISC 回-G-回Runout B, variant 1
MCA 42088 MCA 7196 FDS-I FUTURE DISC 回-G-回Runout A, variant 2
MCA 42088 MCA 7197 FDS-2 FUTURE DISC 回-G-回 2Runout B, variant 2
1-B-1 3 ("O" with wiggle line) P-13669-1 TO 9-8
1-A-1 3 ("O" with wiggle line) P-13669-2 TO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | MCA Records 80788First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-42088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records, Inc. MCA-42088LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Japan | MCA Records P-13669LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | MCA Records P-13669First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records, Inc. MCA42088LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Venezuela | MCA Records 42088 / MCA Records 3556LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ecuador | MCA Records LP-33635LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Brenda K. Starr are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1987 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Argentina, Canada, Japan. One of them is MCA Records MCA-42088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-42088, 80788, P-13669) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA7196 FDS-2 Future Disc ⧈-G-⧈ 2 and MCA7197 FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈. 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.
