Vinyl pressings
by Conway Twitty · 1973
You've Never Been This Far Before was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
MC1546 W4 ◈-P-◈Variant 1 Run-out side A
MC1506 W4 ◈-P-◈Variant 1 Run-out side B
MC1546 W4 ◈-P-◈ 1 VVariant 2 Run-out side A
MC1506 W3 ◈-P-◈ ||||Variant 2 Run-out side B
MC1506W1 [⧈-G-⧈]A-side runout, etched and [stamped]
MC1546W2 [⧈-G-⧈]B-side runout, etched and [stamped]
(MC 1546)A-side label
(MC 1506)✤B-side label
(MC 1546-M)A-side label
(MC 1506-M)B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 1364First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 40094First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 60175First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCS-6967First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | MCA Records MU 1223First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40094First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40094First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | MCA Records MU 1223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-601757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-601757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of You've Never Been This Far Before are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-40094, released July 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-40094, MU 1223, MCA 1364, MCA 40094) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC1546 W4 ◈-P-◈ and MC1506 W4 ◈-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.
