Vinyl pressings
by Denise McCann · 1979
I Have A Destiny was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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 1916 W4Side A run-out area [Hand-etched]
MCA 1917 W2Side B run-out area [Hand-etched]
MCA 1916 W1Side A run-out area [Hand-etched]
MCA 1917 W1Side B run-out area [Hand-etched]
MCA 1916 W3 S-7061 G.T.C.S.D.Side A runout
MCA-1917 W3 S-7062Side B runout
S-7061Side A label
S-7062Side B label
⧈-G-⧈ C____ G.T.C.S.D. MCA 1916 W1 ᴷᴱRunout Side A Etched & Stamped
⧈-G-⧈ 2 MCA 1917 W1Runout Side B Etched & Stamped
MCA 1916 W3 S-0761 KE G.T.C.S.D.Side A
MCA 1917 W3 S-0762 KE G.T.C.S.D.Side B
MCA 1916 W3 S-0761 KE G.T.C.S.D.Side A
MCA 1917 W3 S-0762Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | RCA Victor KKL1 0341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA KKL1-0341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Butterfly Records 2C 068 - 63.270 / Butterfly Records 2C 068 63270First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | Germany | Metronome 0060.248First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Greece | Butterfly Records FLY 20.010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Butterfly Records 20 010LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Portugal | Butterfly Records FLY 3106 NPFirst yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA SPL1-7829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY 3106First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY 3106First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY 3106First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | Italy | Derby DBR 20189First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | Butterfly Records LPBR-022LP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | RCA Victor 1184LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of I Have A Destiny are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Italy, Canada, France and more. One of them is Butterfly Records FLY 3106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLY 3106, DBR 20189, KKL1 0341, KKL1-0341) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 1916 W4 and MCA 1917 W2. 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.
