Vinyl pressings
by Lynyrd Skynyrd · 1978
Skynyrd's First And... Last was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 16 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-1515-MI-2 ◇ - P - ◇ 4 vv Masterfonics ▣̶-̶G̶-̶▣̶Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-1516-MI-3 II Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side B runout, variant 1
MCA-1515-MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-1516-MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side B runout, variant 2
MCA-1515-MI-1 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈ 3Runout side A, variant 1
MCA-1516-MI-2 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈ 3Runout side A, variant 1
MCA-1515-MI-2 ⧈-G-⧈ MasterfonicsRunout side A, variant 2
MCA-1516-MI-2 ⧈-G-⧈ MasterfonicsRunout side B, variant 2
MCG 3529 A-1 > 1Variant 1 Side A runout stamped
MCG 3529 B-1 [] 1Variant 1 Side B runout stamped
MCG 3529 A-1 C U 2Variant 2 Side A runout stamped
MCG 3529 B-1 C U 1Variant 2 Side B runout stamped
MCA-3047-A FH 15/9 1Side A - Etched
MCA-3047-B FH 15/9Side B - Etched
MCA-1515-MI-1-2 -K- Masterfonics 回-G-回Side A Runout
MCA-1516-MI-1 -K- Masterfonics 回-G-回 5Side B Runout
(MCA-1515)Side A Label
(MCA-1516)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 3047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3047 / MCA Records MCA-37071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | MCA Records 511 003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | MCA Records 511 003LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Germany | MCA Records 0062.114 / MCA Records MCA 3047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | MCA Records MCA 3047 / MCA Records 0062.114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | MCA Records 14C 064-61649First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Greece | MCA Records 3529LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Ireland | MCA Records MCA-3047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | MCA Records MCA-3047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4035 / MCA Records MCA-3047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6172First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6172First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA-3047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3047 / MCA Records MCA-37071LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 201 686 / MCA Records 201 686-320LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | MCA Records 201.312LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Europe | MCA Records 201 686-320 / MCA Records 201 686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | France | MCA Records 201 686-320 / MCA Records 201 686LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | France | MCA Records 201 686-320 / MCA Records 201 686LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | MCA Records MCA 37071LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | MCA Records I-201686LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Germany | MCA Records 250 442-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1627LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 250 442-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 250 442-1 / MCA Records (MCA 37071)LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 250 442-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL 1627 / MCA Records COPS 10157LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Skynyrd's First And... Last are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-3047, released September 5, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-3047, MCG 3529, MCA 3047, 511 003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-1515-MI-2 ◇ - P - ◇ 4 vv Masterfonics ▣̶-̶G̶-̶▣̶ and MCA-1516-MI-3 II Masterfonics ◈-P-◈. 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.
