Vinyl pressings
by Kansas · 1986
All I Wanted was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
MC-21763 - SS5 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGSide A etched ◈-P-◈ Sterling stamped
MC-21761 - SS.5 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGSide A Variant 1
MC̶A̶-21763 - SS4 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGSide B etched ◈-P-◈ Sterling stamped
MC21761Side A label
MC-21761-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING 4Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-21763-SS1 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING 3Side B runout, variant 1
MC-21761-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING 1Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-21763-SS1 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLING 3Side B runout, variant 2
MC-21761 SS4A runout
MC-21761 SS-5B runout
MC21761label (both sides)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | MCA Records 7-52958First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-52958First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | MCA Records 258 488-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | MCA Records 258 488-0First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1986 | Guatemala | MCA Records MCA - 522958First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Panama | MCA Records MCA-52958First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCA 1116First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | MCA Records MCAS 1116First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-52958First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records L33 - 17209First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA 52958First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records 529587", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-52958First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-2184First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-2184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of All I Wanted are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-52958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-52958, L33 - 17209, MCA 52958, MCA 1116) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-21763 - SS5 ◈-P-◈ STERLING and MC-21761 - SS.5 ◈-P-◈ 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.
