Vinyl pressings
by Don Williams · 1980
I Believe In You was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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-2305-MI-1 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Side 1 runout, variant 1
MCA-2306-MI-1 ⧈-G-⧈ MasterfonicsSide 2 runout, variant 1
MCA-2305-MI-1 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Side 1 runout, variant 2
MCA-2306-MI-7 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Side 2 runout, variant 2
MCA-2305-MI-2 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 1
MCA-2306-MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 1
MCA-2305-MI-2 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ IRunout A, variant 2
MCA 2306 MI 3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ IIIIRunout B, variant 2
MasterfonicsStamped On Both Sides
MCA-2305-MI4 EMWA-Side Etched
MCA-2306-MI-5 EMWB-Side Etched
MCA 2305A-Side Label
MCA-2305 -1GSide 1 Stamped
MCA-2306 -1FSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 5133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | MCA Records MCA-5133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5133LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4102 (MCA 5133)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | MCA Records LA-302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | MCA Records 202 597 / Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 202 597-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA 5133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | MCA Records MCA-5133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | MCA Records ML 4443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | MCA Records MCF-3077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | MCA Records MCF-3077 / MCA Records MCF 3077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37324LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37234LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37234LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of I Believe In You are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1980 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5133.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5133, MCF-3077, 202 597-320, MCA 5133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-2305-MI-1 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈ and MCA-2306-MI-1 ⧈-G-⧈ Masterfonics. 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.
