Vinyl pressings
by Lynyrd Skynyrd · 1987
Legend was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
R/S Alsdorf 255082-1-A 2Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 255082-1-B 3Runout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 255082-1-A 4Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 255082-1-B 9Runout side B, variant 2
✲ MCA-3405.A-1 ✲ MT.Side A, etched
✲ MCA-3405-B-1 ✲ MT.Side B, etched
Etched Side 1 *MCF. 3405.A-1* MT Stamped 11 2
Etched Side 2 *MCF-3405.B-1* Stamped MT 11 2
MCA-7188-CS3 ◈-P-◈ FULLERSOUND MFRunout Side 1
MCA-7189-CS3 ◈-P-◈ FULLERSOUND MFRunout Side 2
MCA7188Label Side 1
MCA7189Label Side 1
MCA-7188-CS-1 FULLERSOUND MF 回-G-回Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-7189-CS2 FULLERSOUND MF 回-G-回Side B runout, variant 1
MCA - 7188 - CS 1 FULLERSOUND MF 回-G-回Side A runout, variant 2
MCA - 7189 - CS 1 FULLERSOUND MF 回-G-回Side B runout, variant 2
MX214109Side 1 Label
MX214110Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records 42084.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | MCA Records 670.9213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-42084LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-42084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 255 082-1 / MCA Records MCA-42084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records MCF 3405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | MCA Records 255 082-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | MCA Records 255 082-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Japan | MCA Records P-13589First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | MCA Records P-13589First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | MCA Records MCA 42084LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 255 082-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-42084LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
16 vinyl pressings of Legend are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records 255 082-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 255 082-1, MCF 3405, MCA-42084, 42084.1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 255082-1-A 2 and R/S Alsdorf 255082-1-B 3. 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.
