Vinyl pressings
by Destination · 1979
From Beginning To End 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.
18 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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 1̶8̶5̶5̶ W1 1854 ⧈-G-⧈ 1Side A runout
⧈-G-⧈ 1 MCA 1̶8̶5̶4̶ W1 1855Side B runout
MCA1854Side A Label
MCA1855Side B Label
MCA-1854-A W4 ◈-P-◈Side 1 Run-out
M̶C̶A̶ ̶1̶8̶5̶4̶ ̶W̶2̶ MCA 1855 W2 ◈-P-◈Side 2 Run-out
MCA1854Side 1 Label
MCA1855Side 2 Label
MCA-1854-A W4Side 1 Run-out
MCA 1854 W2 (scratched out) MCA 1855 B W2Side 2 Run-out
MCA1854Side 1 Label
MCA1855Side 2 Label
TI MCA1854 W7Side One Label
TI MCA1855 WSSide Two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Interdisc SLIN 3044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Tapecar 604.7017 / Som Livre 604.7017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Butterfly Records 2C 068 63212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Butterfly Records 325 0102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Metronome 0060.250First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Butterfly Records FLY-20.008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Derby DBR 20174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Butterfly Records GP-773 / Butterfly Records FLY-3103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Butterfly Records GP-773First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-1103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Peru | Butterfly Records ELD 02.41.859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | VMC International VI-2536 / VMC International FLY 3103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | Butterfly Records S 90.196First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY-3103 / Butterfly Records FLY 3103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Butterfly Records FLY-3103 / Butterfly Records FLY 3103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ecuador | Butterfly Records 325-0102LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Rams Horn Records RAMSH 5039LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of From Beginning To End are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Argentina, Brazil, France and more. One of them is Butterfly Records FLY-3103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLY-3103, SLIN 3044, 604.7017, 2C 068 63212) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 1̶8̶5̶5̶ W1 1854 ⧈-G-⧈ 1 and ⧈-G-⧈ 1 MCA 1̶8̶5̶4̶ W1 1855. 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.
