Vinyl pressings
by Common · 2000
Like Water For Chocolate was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. 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 2000, the album's first year, in 2 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 - 13695 (088 - 111 - 970 - 1A) RJ |Side A runout, etched
MCA - 13696 (088 - 111 - 970 - 1B) RJ |Side B runout, etched
MCA - 13697 (088 - 111 - 970 - 1C) RJ |Side C runout, etched
MCA - 13698 (088 - 111 - 970 - 1D) RJ |Side D runout, etched
08811 19701 A'Side A runout, etched
08811 19701 B'Side B runout, etched
08811 19701 C'Side C runout, etched
08811 19701 D'Side D runout, etched
111-970-1-A MIKE @ MASTERPIECE FSVSide A Runout Etched
111-970-1-B FSVSide B Runout Etched
111-970-1-C FSVSide C Runout Etched
111-970-1-D FSVSide D Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Europe | MCA Records 111 970-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2000 | US | MCA Records 088 111 970-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2000 | US | MCA Records 088 112 437-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2000 | US | MCA Records MCAF-25059-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | US | MCA Records 088 112 437-1LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2000 | US | MCA Records 088 111 970-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | MCA Records 088 111 970-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Reissue · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Reissue · Unofficial |
| 2015 | Worldwide | Geffen Records 602547148612LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602547148612LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Geffen Records B0022476-01LP, Album, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, All Media, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Geffen Records B0022476-01LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Geffen Records B0022476-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Like Water For Chocolate are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2000 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in US, Europe. One of them is MCA Records 088 111 970-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 088 111 970-1, 088 112 437-1, MCAF-25059-1, 111 970-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA - 13695 (088 - 111 - 970 - 1A) RJ | and MCA - 13696 (088 - 111 - 970 - 1B) RJ |. 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.
