US
1973- Label and catalog number
- MCA Records MCA-40015
- Format
- 7", Single · Pinckneyville Pressing
Vinyl pressings
by Jeanne Pruett · 1973
Satin Sheets / Sweet Sweetheart was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
7-124,166W1 DWJ ▣-G-▣Runout, side A, etched
7-124,167W1 DWJ ▣-G-▣Runout, side B, etched
7-124,166Label side A
7-124,167 ✤Label side B
7-124,166 W2 DWJ ◈-P-◈Runout side A
7-124,167 W2 DWJ ◈-P-◈Runout side B
(7-124,166)Label side A
(7-124,167)Label side B
124166A-side
124167B-side
124166-1lA-side
124167-1lB-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 1347First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 40015First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Germany | MCA Records MCS 6566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCS 6566First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | MCA Records MU 1209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40015First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40015First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40015First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-40015First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | UK | MCA Records MU 1209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Satin Sheets / Sweet Sweetheart are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-40015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-40015, MU 1209, MCA 1347, MCA 40015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.