Vinyl pressings
by Klymaxx · 1984
Meeting In The Ladies Room was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, 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-4172̶̷̲̅ 1 CR-1 4171 回-G-回 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout side A
MCA-4172 CR2 回-G-回 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout side B
MCA 4171Side A label
MCA 4172Side B label
MCA-4268-FDS-4 Future Disc ◈-P-◈Runout side A
MCA-4434-FDS-4 ◈-P-◈Runout side B
MCA 4268Label, side A
MCA 4434Label, side B
MCA-4268-FDS-1 Future Disc ⧈-G-⧈Runout A
MCA-4434-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈Runout B
MCA 4268Label A
MCA 4434Label B
MCA-4268-FDS-4 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈Side A runout
MCA-4172 B MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ◈-P-◈Side B runout
MCA4268Side A label
MCA4172Side B label
MCA-4268-FDS-1 Future Disc ⧈-G-⧈Runout Side A
MCA-4172 CR2 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⧈-G-⧈Runout Side B
MCA 4268Label A
MCA 4172Label B
MCA-4984-FDS-2 Future Disc ◈-P-◈Runout Side 1
MCA-4434-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Runout Side 2
(MCA 4984)Label Side 1
(MCA 4434)Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Belgium | Solar SOLLP 3603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Canada | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | France | Solar 540118 / Vogue 540118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Solar KLMX1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Philippines | Solar LAR-2252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | US | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Constellation MCA-5529 / MCA Records MCA-5529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Top Tape TT - 10.003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-25980LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
24 vinyl pressings of Meeting In The Ladies Room are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1984 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Belgium, France, New Zealand and more. One of them is Constellation MCA-5529, released December 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5529, SOLLP 3603, 540118, KLMX1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-4172̶̷̲̅ 1 CR-1 4171 回-G-回 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and MCA-4172 CR2 回-G-回 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally. 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.
