Vinyl pressings
by Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn · 1981
Two's A Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 5 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-2492 WS-2 ◈-P-◈Runout side A, variant 1
MCA-2493 WS-2 ◈-P-◈Runout side B, variant 1
MCA-2492 WS-1 ◈-P-◈Runout side A, variant 2
MCA-2493 WS-2 ◈-P-◈Runout side B, variant 2
MCA-5178-A MCA-2492 WS-3 回-G-回Side A runout
MCA-5178-B MCA-2493 WS-4 回-G-回Side B runout
MCA2492Side A label
MCA2493Side B label
MCMP-31024-1Runout side A
MCMP 31024-2Runout side B
MCMP 31024/ALabel side A
MCMP 31024/BLabel side B
MCA 5178 AA-Side Runout
MCA 5178 BB-Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5178 / MCA Records MCA 5178LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | MCA Records MCMP 31024 / MCA Records MAPS 11091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | MCA Records LA-388First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Singapore | MCA Records MCA-5178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-5178First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-5178First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-5178 / MCA Records MCA 5178LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5178LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5178LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-876 / MCA Records MCA-5178LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Two's A Party are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Canada, Italy, Mexico and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5178.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5178, MCMP 31024, LA-388) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-2492 WS-2 ◈-P-◈ and MCA-2493 WS-2 ◈-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.
