Vinyl pressings
by Lynyrd Skynyrd · 1977
What's Your Name 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.
15 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
MC69-75R CR1 F1 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 回-G-回A-side runout variant 1
MC68-24 CR2 F2 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 回-G-回B-side runout variant 1
MC69-75R CR2 F2 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 回-G-回A-side runout variant 2
MC68-24 CR1 F1 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 回-G-回B-side runout variant 2
MC6975 MC69-75R CR4 F4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ◇-P-◇11 KPSide A runout, variant 1
MC6824 MC68-24 CR4 F4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ◇-P-◇11 v KPSide B runout, variant 1
MC6975 MC69-75R CR3 F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ◇-P-◇11 KPSide A runout, variant 2
MC6824 MC68-24 CR4 F4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ◇-P-◇11 v KPSide A runout, variant 2
MC6975 MC69-75R CR4 D4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ◈-P-◈ KPRunouts
MC6975RLabels
MC6975 MC69-75R CR2 F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ◈-P-◈ KPSide A
MC6975 R CR1 F 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL -G-SIDE B
MC6975 RLabels
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-1574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-40819First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Ireland | MCA Records MCA-342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | MCA Records MCAN 40819First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-1337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-1337First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C 006-60381 / MCA Records 40819First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA-40819First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Rhodesia | Gallo PD 1537First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | MCA Records MCA 342First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-40819First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-40819First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-40819First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-40819First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-408197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-408197", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | MCA Records MCA-15567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-90260 / MCA Records MSS-372017", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of What's Your Name are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-40819.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-40819, MCA 342, MCA-1574, MCA-342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC69-75R CR1 F1 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 回-G-回 and MC68-24 CR2 F2 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 回-G-回. 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.
