Vinyl pressings
by Musical Youth · 1982
The Youth Of Today was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 20 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.
YOU-LP-1-A2 ARUNRunout A, variant 1
YOU-LP-1-B3Runout B, variant 1
YOU-LP-1-A1 ARUNRunout A, variant 2
YOU-LP-1-B2 ARUNRunout B, variant 2
YOU LP 1 A4 Made in France ARUN MPORunout side A
YOU LP 1 B4 Made in France ARUN MPORunout side B
MCA-3257-W1 KPG/MCASide A, Runout, Etched, variant 1
MCA-3258-W2 KPG/MCASide B, Runout, Etched, variant 1
MCA-3257-W2 KPG/MCA 2 ⧈-G-⧈Side A, Runout, Etched, ⧈-G-⧈ stamp, variant 2
MCA-3258-W2 KPG/MCA ⧈-G-⧈ 2Side B, Runout, Etched, ⧈-G-⧈ stamp, variant 2
MCA . 3257 . W6 KPG/MCA ◈-P-◈Runout area side A, variant 1
MCA . 3258 . W6 KPG/MCA ◈-P-◈Runout area side B, variant 1
MCA-3257 . W5 KPG/MCA ◈-P-◈IRunout side A, variant 2
MCA-3258-W6 KPG/MCA ◈-P-◈IIRunout side B, variant 2
MCA-3257-W2-MCA-5389-A KrG/MCA ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout
MCA-3258-W2 MCA-5389-B② KrG/MCA ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout
MCA3257Side A label matrix
MCA3258Side B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | MCA Records YOULP 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5389First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5389First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5389LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | El Salvador | MCA Records, Inc. MCAL-08First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | MCA Records 205 197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | MCA Records 205 197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | MCA Records 205 197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | MCA Records 205 197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | MCA Records 205 197 / MCA Records 205 197/97 375First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | MCA Records 205 197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | MCA Records 14C 062-65021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | India | MCA Records YOULP 1. / MCA Records MAPS 10943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | MCA Records YOULP 1.First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | CBS YOU 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ecuador | MCA Records LP-33604LP, Album | LP, Album |
41 vinyl pressings of The Youth Of Today are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1982 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records YOULP 1..
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YOULP 1., MCA-5389, YOULP 1, MCAL-08) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YOU-LP-1-A2 ARUN and YOU-LP-1-B3. 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.
