Vinyl pressings
by Kim Carnes · 1988
View From The House was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
MCF 3428 A-1U-1-1 DB.TAPEoneSide A runout
MCF 3428 B-1U-1-2 DB.TAPEoneSide B runout
MCF 3428 ASide A label in parentheses
MCF 3428 BSide B label in parentheses
MCA-7864-SS1-DMM EDP M1 SF1SM1 Sterling 1Runout, Etched, Side One
MCA-7865-SS1-DMM Sterling 1 EDP M1 SF1SM2Runout, Etched, Side Two
MCA 7864Label, Side One
MCA 7865Label, Side Two
MCA-7864-SS1-DMM EDP M1 SF1SM3 SterlingRunout, Etched, Side One
MCA-7865-SS1-DMM Sterling 1 EDP M1 SF1SM4Runout, Etched, Side Two
MCA7864Label, Side One
MCA7865Label, Side Two
MX301603Side 1
MX301604Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | MCA Records 42200-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | MCA Records 670.4228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-42200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 255695-1 / MCA Records 255 695-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | MCA Records 23P1-2138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Portugal | MCA Records 2556951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | MCA Records 255695-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3428First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-42200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-42200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-42200LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | South Korea | MCA Records MCA-42200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of View From The House are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, South Korea, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCF 3428.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCF 3428, MCA-42200, 42200-1, 670.4228) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCF 3428 A-1U-1-1 DB.TAPEone and MCF 3428 B-1U-1-2 DB.TAPEone. 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.
