Vinyl pressings
by John Barry · 1980
Somewhere In Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
MCA-2415 W3 MCA8G ◈-P-◈ |||Side A runout - variant 1
MCA-2416 W4 ◈-P-◈ ||Side B runout - variant 1
MCA-2415 W4 ◈-P-◈ |̶|̶|̶Side A runout - variant 2
MCA-2416 W6 KDG/MCA ◈-P-◈ |Side B runout - variant 2
MCA-2415 W1 MCA Sh ⧈-G-⧈Variant 1 - Side A Runout
MCA-2416 W2 ⧈-G-⧈Variant 1 - Side B Runout
MCA-2415 W5 KPG/MCA ⧈-G-⧈ 1Variant 2 - Side A Runout
MCA-2416 W7 KPG/MCA ⧈-G-⧈ 1Variant 2 - Side B Runout
MCA-2415 W8 KSG/MCASide A Runout - Etched
MCA-2416-W5 KSG/MCASide B Runout - Etched
MCA 2415Side A Label
MCA 2416Side B Label
◈-C-◈Runout Both Sides (stamped)
MCA 2415 W2 MCA 5154 -A CRSide A runout, variation 1
MCA 5154 - BMCA 2416 W2Side B runout, variation 1
MCA-2415 W2 MCA SL MCA 5154-A ⧈-⊖-⧈Side A runout, variation 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | MCA Records 5154-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LDXC-6880First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Singapore | MCA Records MCA-5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5154 / MCA Records MCA-39306LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-7270LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | MCA Records 6047161 / MCA Records 604.7161LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-39306LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3333LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3333LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3333LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | MCA Records 670.4059 / MCA Records 00170LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brazil | MCA Records 170.8041 / MCA Records 1708041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | MCA Records GE8056-1LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2017 | Germany | MCA Records GE8056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | MCA Records GE8056-2 / MCA Records GE8056-2LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hong Kong | MCA Records AR-5074LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Somewhere In Time are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, Mexico and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5154.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5154, 5154-1, LDXC-6880) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-2415 W3 MCA8G ◈-P-◈ ||| and MCA-2416 W4 ◈-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.
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