Vinyl pressings
by Patsy Cline · 1980
Always Patsy Cline was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 4 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-2370 WS-4 denny/WOODLAND ◈-P-◈Side A etched except, ◈-P-◈
MCA-2371 WS denny/WOODLAND ◈-P-◈Side B etched except, ◈-P-◈
MCA-2370 WS-2 Denny/woodwardSide one
MCA-6263-A / 9341-700
MCA-6263-B / 9342-700
MCA-2370 WS-1 I denny/WOODLAND ◈-P-◈Side A etched except, ⧈-G-⧈
MCA-2371 WS-2 3 denny/WOODLAND ◈-P-◈Side B etched except, ⧈-G-⧈
MCA 2370-1E T1Side A runout
MCA 2371-1ASide B runout
MCA-3263-A FH 17/11Side A runout etched
MCA-3263-B FH 17/11Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3263First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-3263First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-3263First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-3263First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 3263First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-3263 / MCA Records MCA 3263First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA-3263 / MCA Records MCA 3263First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-27069LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | MCA Records MCA-27069LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-27069LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-3263LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of Always Patsy Cline are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1980 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada. One of them is MCA Records MCA-3263.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-3263, MCA 3263) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-2370 WS-4 denny/WOODLAND ◈-P-◈ and MCA-2371 WS denny/WOODLAND ◈-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.
