Vinyl pressings
by Loretta Lynn · 1977
I Remember Patsy was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 4 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 1209 W-2 ⧈-G-⧈ 1A side runout, variant 1
MCA 1210 W-2 ⧈-G-⧈ 1B side runout, variant 1
MCA 1209 W-1 I ⧈-G-⧈A Side runout, variant 2
MCA 1210 W-1 ⧈-G-⧈B Side runout, variant 2
MCA 1209 W-3 LB ◈-P-◈ ISide A runout, variant 1
MCA 1210 W-3 ◈-P-◈ IIII LBSide B runout, variant 1
MCA 1209 W-3 LB ◈-P-◈ IIIISide A runout, variant 2
MCA 1210 W-3 ◈-P-◈ III LBSide B runout, variant 2
MCA 1209 W-3 LB ◈-P-◈SIDE 1
MCA 1210 W-3 ◈-P-◈ LBSIDE 2
MCF.2807ALabel - Side A
MCF.2807BLabel - Side A
MCA-2265-A FH. 10/5/ESide 1 runout hand etched
MCA-2265-B3 R.W. 10/6/ESide 2 unrout hand etched
MCA 1209 W-2 MCA 2265 A ⧈-G-⧈ 2Side A runout
MCA 1210 W-1 MCA 2265 B ⧈-G-⧈ 2Side B runout
MCA-1209Side A label
MCA-1210Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-2265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2265LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2807 / MCA Records 0C 062-99 207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-2265First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-2265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-37080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6152LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37080LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37080LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37080LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-1621LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA 37080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA 2265LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA 2265LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of I Remember Patsy are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1977 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is MCA Records MCA-2265.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-2265, MCA-37080, MCF 2807) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 1209 W-2 ⧈-G-⧈ 1 and MCA 1210 W-2 ⧈-G-⧈ 1. 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.
