Vinyl pressings
by Conway Twitty · 1978
The Very Best Of Conway Twitty 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.
6 pressings came out in 1978, 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 1478 W-3A side, variant 1
MCA 1479 W-2B side, variant 1
MCA 1478 W-2 [Pinckneyville logo] LBA side, variant 2
MCA 1479 W-2 [Pinckneyville logo] LBB side, variant 2
MCA 1478 W-1 ⧈-G-⧈ LBA side runout
MCA 1479 W-1 LB ⧈-G-⧈B side runout
MCA 1478Label side A
MCA 1479Label side B
MCA 1478 W3 V ◈-P-◈ LB VSide A runout, variant 1
MCA 1479 W-2 ◈-P-◈ LBSide B runout, variant 1
MCA 1478 W4 LB ⧈̶-̶G̶-̶⧈̶ III ◇-P-◇Side A runout, variant 2
MCA 1479 W-2 ◈-P-◈ IIII II +LBSide B runout, variant 2
062-62801-A//41319-1YSide A: stamped
062-62801-B//41320-2YSide B: stamped
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-3043First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37245LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3043First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Netherlands | MCA Records 1A 052-62801 / MCA Records 5C 052-62801First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3043First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3043First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3043First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-1485LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-3043LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-37245 / $uper $tars At $uper $avings MCA-1485LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MCA-3043LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-3043LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-3043LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-3043LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
14 vinyl pressings of The Very Best Of Conway Twitty are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1978 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is MCA Records MCA-3043, released May 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-3043, 1A 052-62801) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 1478 W-3 and MCA 1479 W-2. 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.
