Vinyl pressings
by KC · 1983
KC Ten 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.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PRC MECA L-8301/A-1-1-1 3 SLKA-Side runout, variant 1
PRC MECA L-8301/B-1-1-1-21 SLKB-Side runout, variant 1
PRC MECA L-8301/A-1-1-1 e SLKA-Side runout, variant 2
PRC MECA L-8301 'B' RE2-1-2-5 SLK THANK YOU FOR LETIN ME BE MYSELFB-Side runout, variant 2
A-2 <-> MECA ~ L-8301-A RE 2 SLKRunout A etched
A-2 <-> MECA ~ L-8301-B RE③ SLKRunout B etched
L8301AMatrix A, on label
L8301BMatrix B, on label
EPC 25894 A 2
EPC 25894 B 2
EPC 25894 A 2
EPC 25894 B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS4424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Epic 144.823 / Epic 144823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Costa Rica | Epic 1033220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPC 25894 / Epic 25894First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Epic EPC 25894First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | South Africa | EPIC KSF 2963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC 25894First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25894First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25894First yearLP | LP |
| 1983 | US | Meca Records MECA 8301 / Meca Records L-8301First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | MECA Records MECA 8301 / MECA Records L-8301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Meca Records EPC 25894 / Epic EPC 25894First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MECA Records MECA 8301 / MECA Records L-8301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Epic PEC 90701 / Epic PEC-90701LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of KC Ten are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is MECA Records MECA 8301.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MECA 8301, EPC 25894, ELPS4424, 144.823) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRC MECA L-8301/A-1-1-1 3 SLK and PRC MECA L-8301/B-1-1-1-21 SLK. 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.
