Vinyl pressings
by Conway Twitty · 1978
Conway was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
MCA-1563 -MI-1 Masterfonics (Stamped)Side 1 Runout variant 1
MCA-1564 -MI-1 Masterfonics (Stamped)Side 2 Runout variant 1
MCA-1563 -MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side 1 Runout variant 2
MCA-1564-MI-2 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side 2 Runout variant 2
MCA-1563 -MI-2 Masterdisk (Stamped)Side 1 Runout
MCA-1564 -MI-3 Masterdisk (Stamped)Side 2 Runout
MCA-3063 MCA (1563) (underneath)Side 1 Label
MCA-3063 MCA (1564) (underneath)Side 1 Label
MCF-2878- A1Side 1 Runout
MCF -2878 B!Side 2 Runout
0702 967 S1 0062 128 S1 320Runout A side
0702 967 S2 0062 128 S2 320Runout B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3063 / MCA Records MCA-1563First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | MCA Records 0062.128 / MCA Records MCA-3063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | MCA Records MCA-2878First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3063LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3063LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2878 / MCA Records 0C 062-62 349LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | MCA Records MCA-3063 / MCA Records MCA-702LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Coral CR-20164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Conway are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is MCA Records MCA-3063.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-3063, MCA-2878, 0062.128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-1563 -MI-1 Masterfonics (Stamped) and MCA-1564 -MI-1 Masterfonics (Stamped). 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.
