Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Buffett · 1983
One Particular Harbour was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1983, 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 3622 SS2 4 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLINGRunout A version 1
MCA 3623 SS2 3 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLINGRunout B version 1
MCA 3622 SS1 ⧈-G-⧈ 1 STERLINGRunout A version 2
MCA 3623 SS2 3 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLINGRunout B version 2
MCA 3622 SS4 STERLING ◈-P-◈Side A runout
MCA 3623 SS4 STERLING ◈-P-◈Side B runout
MCA3622Label side A
MCA3623Label side B
MCA 3622 SS1 MCA-5447-A ⧈-G-⧈ CR STERLNGRunout side A
MCA-5447-B MCA 3623 SS1 CR ⧈-G-⧈ 3 STERLNGRunout side B
MCA3622Side A label
MCA3623Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-5447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | MCA Records 127.003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6318First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA 5447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA 5447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-25061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | MCA Records 602465174649LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | MCA Records 602465174649LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-25061 / MCA Records MCA-5447LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-5447LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-25061LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-25061LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of One Particular Harbour are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1983 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5447, released September 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5447, 127.003, MCA 5447, VIM-6318) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 3622 SS2 4 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING and MCA 3623 SS2 3 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING. 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.
