Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Buffett · 1979
Volcano was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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-1904-MI-4 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Version 1 runout A
MCA-1905-MI-10 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Version 1 runout B
MCA-1904-MI-2 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Version 2 runout A
MCA-1905-MI-2 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Version 2 runout B
MCA-1904-MI-1 MasterfonicsRunout A
MCA-1905-MI-2 MasterfonicsRunout B
MCA-1904-MI-2Variant Runout Side-A
MCA-1905-MI-9 MasterfonicsVariant Runout Side-B
MCA-1904-MI-6 MasterfonicsSide A runout
MCA-1905-MI-6 GolSide B runout
MCA-5102A-5 (MCA1904-MI-5) PRCW-1 MasterfonicsSide A runout
MCA-5102 B-7 PRCW-1 (MCA-1905-MI-7) MasterfonicsSide B runout
MCA1904A Side Label
MCA1905B Side Label
MCA-5102A-5 (MCA1904-MI-5) PRCW-1 MasterfonicsA Side Etch exc Masterfonics stamp
MCA-5102 B-7 PRCW-1 (MCA-1905-MI-7) MasterfonicsB Side Etch exc Masterfonics stamp
MCA-1904-MI-6 Masterfonics K-10947 GOL MIISide A etched exc. Masterfonics stamped
MCA-1905-MI-6 GOL K-10498 MIISide B etched
MCA1904Side A label
MCA1905Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-5102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-5102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records 1750-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | MCA Records 0062.141 / MCA Records MCA-5102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6206First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | MCA Records 5102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | MCA Records 63 28 891First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCG-4005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-5102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-1657LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-5102First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-5102First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | MCA Records 201 283LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | MCA Records 201283LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | MCA Records I-201.705LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Australia | MCA Records 1750-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Mailboat Records 602465150551-ALP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | MCA MCA 5102LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Geffen Records 602465150551 / UMe 602465150551LP, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-1657LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Volcano are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5102, MCG-4005, 0062.141, MCA 4059) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-1904-MI-4 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ and MCA-1905-MI-10 Masterfonics ◈-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.
