Vinyl pressings
by Jody Watley · 1987
Some Kind Of Lover was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 4 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-7401-FDS-2 回-G-回Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-7402-FDS-2 FUTURE DISC 回-G-回Side B runout, variant 1
MCA-7401-FDS-1 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-7402-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈ 1Side B runout, variant 2
MC 24559R FDS-2 FUTURE DISCRunout etched side A
MC 24558RE FDS-2Runout etched side B
MC 24559RLabel side A
MC 24558RELabel side B
MCA-7401-FDS-4Side 1
MCA-7402-FDS-4Side 2
MC24559R FDS-3 FUTURE DISCSide A Runout
MC24558RE FDS-3 FUTURE DISCSide B Runout
MCA-7401-FDS-2 Future DiscSide A etched
MCA-7402-FDS-2 回-G-回Side B etched,stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records 0-23816First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-53235First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-53235First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCAV 1236First year10" | 10" |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records L33-17448First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-23816First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-53235First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records L33-17448First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-53235First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-23816First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-53235First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-23816First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-53235First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-23816First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records, Inc. MCA-23816First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Some Kind Of Lover are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is MCA Records MCA-23816.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-23816, MCA-53235, L33-17448, MCAV 1236) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-7401-FDS-2 回-G-回 and MCA-7402-FDS-2 FUTURE DISC 回-G-回. 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.
