US
November 8, 1985- Label and catalog number
- MCA Records MCA-5679
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
MCA 4976Side A Matrix
MCA 4977Side B Matrix
MCA-4976-FDS-1 Future DiscSide A Runout
MCA-4977-FDS-1Side B Runout

Vinyl pressings
by New Edition · 1985
All For Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
MCA 4976Side A Matrix
MCA 4977Side B Matrix
MCA-4976-FDS-1 Future DiscSide A Runout
MCA-4977-FDS-1Side B Runout
MCA-4976-FDS-3 FUTURE DISC JP ◈-P-◈Side A runout
MCA-4977-FDS-4 VV JP ◈-P-◈Side B runout
MCA4976Side A label
MCA4977Side B label
MCA-4976-FDS-1 FUTURE DISCSide A
MCA-4977-FDS-1Side B
MCA 4976Side A Matrix
MCA 4977Side B Matrix
MCA-4976-FDS-1 Future DiscSide A Runout
MCA-4977-FDS-1Side B Runout
MCA-4976-FDS-6" FUTURE DISCRunout side A
MCA-4977-FDS-6Runout side B
MCA-4976-FDS-5 S-15235 '-1 FUTUREDISCA-side runout
MCA-4977-FDS-5 S-15236 '-1B-side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | MCA Records 83983First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | MCA Records 5679-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | MCA Records 604.7176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5679LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Europe | MCA Records 252 706-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | MCA Records 25 2706-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Nigeria | MCA Records MCA 5679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5679LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records 5679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5679LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | MCA Records MCA-5679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5679 - CRCFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of All For Love are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5679, released November 8, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5679, MCA-5679 - CRC, 5679, MCF 3305) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 4976 and MCA 4977. 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.