Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Buffett · 1985
Last Mango In Paris was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 3 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-4496-MI-2 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Runout A - variant 1
MCA-4497-MI-1 ⧈-G-⧈ MasterfonicsRunout B - variant 1
MCA-4496-MI-1 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Runout A - variant 2
MCA-4497-MI-1 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Runout B - variant 2
MCA-4496-MI-3Runout A
MCA-4497-MI-4Runout B
(MCA 4496)Label A
(MCA 4497)Label B
MCA-4496-MI-4 ◈-P-◈ MasterfonicsSide A runout, variant 1
MCA-4497-MI-4 ◈-P-◈ MasterfonicsSide B runout, variant 1
MCA-4496-MI-3 ◈-P-◈I MasterfonicsSide A runout, variant 2
MCA-4497-MI-4 ◈-P-◈II MasterfonicsSide B runout, variant 2
MCA-4496-MI-4 ◈-P-◈ MasterfonicsRunout, Side A
MCA-4497-MI-4 ◈-P-◈ MasterfonicsRunout, Side B
MCA 4496Label, Side A
MCA 4497Label, Side B
Mx 210445 5600-1-1Side A runout
Mx 210445 5600-1-2Side B runout
MCA-4496-MI-1 CR MCA 5600 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈ 2A runout
MCA-4497-MI-2 CR ⧈-G-⧈ MasterfonicsB runout
MCA4496A label
MCA4497B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | MCA Records 5600-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5600First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5600LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5600LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5600LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-5600 / MCA Records MCA-25077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Last Mango In Paris are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5600, released June 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5600, 5600-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-4496-MI-2 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈ and MCA-4497-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.
