Vinyl pressings
by Conway Twitty · 1975
Don't Cry Joni was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
MC 3947-W-2 [◈-P-◈] IIRunout, side A, etched / [stamped]
MC 3670 W-2 [◈-P-◈] IIRunout, side B, etched / [stamped]
MC3947Label side A
MC3670Label side B
MC 3947-W1 回-G-回A-Side Runout Etching
MC 3670-W1 回-G-回B-Side Runout Etching
MC 3947A-Side Label
MC 3670B-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-1448First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 40407First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 40407First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCS 7984First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | MCA Records MCA 211First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40407First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40407First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40407First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40407First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-601827", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40407First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-601827", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40407First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | UK | MCA Records MCA 211First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Mexico | MCA Records MI 302937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-601827", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records 601827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Don't Cry Joni are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-40407.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-40407, MCA 211, MCA-1448, MCA 40407) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC 3947-W-2 [◈-P-◈] II and MC 3670 W-2 [◈-P-◈] II. 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.
