Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Jeff Walker · 1974
Walker's Collectibles was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
MCA 560 W2 F/W NYC SJR ◈-P-◈Side A runout etched, ◈-P-◈ stamped
MCA 561 - W2 F/W NYC SJR ◈-P-◈Side B runout etched, ◈-P-◈ stamped
MCA560Side A label
MCA561Side B label
MCA 560-W1 F/W NYC SJR ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout variant etched except for ⧈-G-⧈, "SJR" is circled
MCA 561-W1 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout variant etched except for ⧈-G-⧈
MCA 560 W5
MCA 561 W1
MCA 560 W2 F/W NYC SIN
MCA 561 W1
MCA 560 W2 F/W NYC SJR ◈-̶P̶-̶◈Side A runout
MCA 561-W1 ⧈-G-⧈runout side B etched exc. ⧈-G-⧈
MCA 560Side A label
MCA 561＊Side B label
MCA 560 W2 F/W NYC SJR ◈-P-◈ I̶I̶I̶I̶ ̶I̶I̶I̶I̶Side A runout
MCA 561-W1 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout
MCA560Side A label
MCA561Side B label
MCF 2592 A-1Label - Side A
MCF 2592 B-1Label - Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS 7635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAPS 7635First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2592 / MCA Records 0C 062 ◦ 96150First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | US | MCA Records MCA-450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MCA Records MCA-450 / MCA Records MCA-2355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MCA Records MCA-450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MCA Records MCA-450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | MCA Records MCA-450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2592 / MCA Records 0C 062 ◦ 96150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 2355 / MCA Records MCA 2355LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-2355LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-2355 / MCA Records MCA-27027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Walker's Collectibles are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-450.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-450, MCF 2592, MAPS 7635, MCA 450) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 560 W2 F/W NYC SJR ◈-P-◈ and MCA 561 - W2 F/W NYC SJR ◈-P-◈. 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.
