Vinyl pressings
by Cher · 1973
Half-Breed was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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 302-WZ ◈-P-◈Side A runout, variant 1
MCA 303-W6 ◈-P-◈Side B runout, variant 1
MCA 302-WZ ◈-P-◈Side A runout, variant 2
MCA 303-W2 ◈-P-◈Side B runout, variant 2
MCA302Label Side A
MCA303Label Side B
MCA 302 W2 DWJ ⧈-G-⧈Side One scribe
MCA 303 W2 DWJ ⧈-G-⧈Side Two scribe
MCA 302-W1Side A Etched
MCA 303-W1Side B Etched
回-G-回Side A & B Stamped
MCA 302-W2Side A Etched (variant 2)
MCA302A side label
MCA303B side label
BBB MCA 302-W3 F x T \Side A / etched, exc. F [variant 1]
BBB MCA 3023-W4 F X T \Side B / etched, exc. F [variant 1]
BBB MCA 302-W3 X D 8 T1Side A / etched, exc. D [variant 2]
BBB MCA 302-W4 X D 2 T1Side B / etched, exc. D [variant 2]
MCA2104A DDDSide A Etched
MCA2104B DDDSide B Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS-7068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 2104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6019First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAPS-7068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | MCA Records SMCA.593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA 2104LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA 2104LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records Mca-2104First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 7068LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | 先鋒 PRC-5375LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
19 vinyl pressings of Half-Breed are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-2104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-2104, Mca-2104, MAPS-7068, MCA 2104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 302-WZ ◈-P-◈ and MCA 303-W6 ◈-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.
