Vinyl pressings
by Eumir Deodato · 1975
First Cuckoo was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 20 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 806 W4 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈Side A etching, ⧈-G-⧈ stamping
MCA 807 W1 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈Side B Etching, ⧈-G-⧈ stamping
MCA806 W4 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-807-W4 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout, variant 2
MCA 806 W2 B.D.I. ◈-P-◈Side 1 runout
MCA 807 W2 B.D.I. ◈-P-◈Side 2 runout
MCA806Side 1 label
MCA807Side 2 label
MCA 806 W2 B.D.I. ◈-P-◈Variant 1 Side 1 Runout
MCA 807 W2 B.D.I. ◈-P-◈Variant 1 Side 2 Runout
MCA 806 W3 B.D.I. ◈-P-◈Variant 2 Side 1 Runout
MCA-807-W4 ◈-P-◈Variant 2 Side 2 Runout
MCA 806 W4Side A Etching
MCA 807 W1Side B Etching
MCA 806Side A Label
B.D.I.Mastering Initials Etching
MCF 2728A-1Side A Etching
MCF 2728B-1Side B Etching
MCF 2728ASide A Label
B.D.I.Mastering Initials Etching
MCA 806 W2Side A Etching
MCA 807 W2Side B Etching
MCA807Side A Label
MCA807Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS-8077 / Astor Records MAPS-8077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS-8077 / Astor Records MAPS-8077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | MCA Records 4-07-404-100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-491 / MCA Records MCA 491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-491 / MCA Records MCA491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Chile | MCA Records MCA-491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | MCA Records MAPS 8077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | MCA Records MCA 410039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | MCA Records MCA 410039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | MCA Records 6.22355 / MCA Records 6.22 355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | India | MCA Records MCF 2728First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | MCA Records MCA-491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 8077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6080 (MAP /S 8077)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6080 / MCA Records MAP /S 8077First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | MCA Records 201353LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C 038-96897LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C 062-96897 / MCA Records MAPS 8077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
43 vinyl pressings of First Cuckoo are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1975 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-491.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-491, MCA-2728, MCF 2728, MAPS-8077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 806 W4 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈ and MCA 807 W1 B.D.I. ⧈-G-⧈. 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.
