Vinyl pressings
by Dannii Minogue · 1993
This Is It was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1993, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MCS 1790 A-1-1-Q2Stamped Runout Side A
MCS 1790 B-1-1-Q2Stamped Runout Side B
MCS 1790ADisc Label Side A
MCS 1790BDisc Label Side B
MCS 1790 A-1-1-Q1Stamped runout side A
MCS 1790 B-1-1-Q1Stamped runout side B
MCS 1790ADisc label side A
MCS 1790BDisc label side B
MCS 1790 A-1-1-Q1Stamped Runout Side A
MCS 1790 B-1-1-Q1Stamped Runout Side B
MCST 1790ASide A label
MCST 1790BSide B label
MCS 1790 A-1-1-Q2Side A runout
MCS 1790 B-1-1- Q2Side B runout
MCSR 1790ASide A label
MCSR 1790BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Europe | MCA Records MCT 30826First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1993 | UK | MCA Records MCST 1790First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1993 | UK | MCA Records WMCST 1790 / MCA Records IWMCST 1790First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Special Edition · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Special Edition · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | MCA Records MCSR 1790First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1993 | UK | MCA Records WMCST 1790First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Special Edition · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Special Edition · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | MCA Records MCSR 1790First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1993 | UK | MCA Records MCSR 1790First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1993 | UK | MCA Records MCSR 1790First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1994 | US | Radikal Records HAL 1251812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1994 | US | Radikal Records HAL 1251812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of This Is It are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1993 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK, Europe. One of them is MCA Records MCSR 1790, released July 5, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCSR 1790, MCST 1790, WMCST 1790, MCT 30826) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCS 1790 A-1-1-Q2 and MCS 1790 B-1-1-Q2. 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.
