Vinyl pressings
by Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn · 1979
The Very Best Of Loretta Lynn And Conway Twitty was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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 1830 W2 ⧈-G-⧈ LBSide A Variant 1
MCA 1831 W1 ⧈-G-⧈ LBSide B Variant 1
MCA 1830 W2 ⧈-G-⧈ 2 LBSide A Variant 2
MCA 1831 W1 ⧈-G-⧈ LB 1Side B Variant 2
MCA 1830 W5 ◈-P-◈ LBSide 1 etched (except ◈-P-◈)
MCA 1831 W4 ◈-P-◈ LBSide 2 etched (except ◈-P-◈)
MCA 1830Side 1 Label
MCA 1831Side 2 Label
MCA 1830 W- I LBSide A, Etched
MCA 1831 W-7 II LBSide B, Etched
MCA 1830Side 1 Label
MCA 1831Side 2 Label
MCA-3164-A 13/8/T ROBRunout, Side A
MCA-3164-B 13/8/T ROBRunout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 3164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3164 / MCA Records MCA 3164LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3164 / MCA Records MCA 3164LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3164 / MCA Records MCA 3164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-3164 / MCA Records MCA 3164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-3164 / MCA Records MCA 3164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-3164 / MCA Records MCA 3164First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37237LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-937 / MCA Records MCA-37237LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | South Korea | MCA Records DM-0036LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3164LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-3164 / MCA Records MCA 3164LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-3164 / MCA Records MCA 3164LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37237LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
14 vinyl pressings of The Very Best Of Loretta Lynn And Conway Twitty are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is MCA Records MCA-3164.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-3164, MCA 3164) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 1830 W2 ⧈-G-⧈ LB and MCA 1831 W1 ⧈-G-⧈ LB. 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.
