Vinyl pressings
by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts · 1983
Everyday People 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.
18 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MC-14345-MD4 ◈-P-◈ MASTERDISKRunout A, etched (◈-P-◈ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamps)
MC-14350-MD4 ◈-P-◈ MASTERDISKRunout B, etched (◈-P-◈ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamps)
MCA . 3594 . MD-1 MASTERDISK RL 回-G-回 3Side A runout
MCA-3655-MD5 回-G-回 3 MASTERDISKSide B runout
MCA 3594Side A label
MCA 3655Side B label
MC-14345-MDI ⧈-G-⧈ MASTERDISKA runout
MC-14350-MD2 ⧈-G-⧈ MASTERDISKB runout
MCA-3594.MD3 MASTERDISK ◈-P-◈Side A runout
MCA-3633-MD-2 ◈-P-◈ MASTERDISKSide B runout
MCA∙ 3594∙MD-1 RLA-Side Runout Etching
MCA-3633-MD-1B-Side Runout Etching
MASTERDISK ⧈-G-⧈Runout Stamp Each Side
MCA 3594A-Side Label Matrix
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 | Liberation Records LMD-208First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic CDN 121 / Blackheart Records CDN 121First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic E4-8564First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic A-3790 / Epic EPCA 3790First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic A-12.3790 / Epic EPCA 12-3790First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A3790First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A3790First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic TA 3790First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A3790First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records L33-1121 / Blackheart Records L33-1121First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-13973First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records S45-1136 / Blackheart Records S45-1136First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-52272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-52272 / Blackheart Records MCA-52272First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Blackheart Records MCA-52272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Everyday People are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-52272, released August 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-52272, MCA-13973, L33-1121, S45-1136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-14345-MD4 ◈-P-◈ MASTERDISK and MC-14350-MD4 ◈-P-◈ MASTERDISK. 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.
