US
1982- Label and catalog number
- MCA Records MCA-5319
- Format
- LP, Compilation · Black Vinyl
- Runout / matrix
MCA-3033-MI-4Side 1
MCA-3034 MI 4Side 2
Vinyl pressings
by Patsy Cline · 1982
Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves 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.
7 pressings came out in 1982, 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-3033-MI-4Side 1
MCA-3034 MI 4Side 2
MCA-3033 MI 1 ◈-P-◈ I ̶⧈̶-̶G̶-̶⧈̶ Masterfonics -1 GMRunout A etched except Masterfonics stamped
MCA-3034 MI 4 ◈-P-◈ Masterfonics -1 KP 1Runout B etched ◈-P-◈ Masterfonics stamped
(MCA3033)Label A
(MCA3034)Label B
MCA-3033-MI-1Side 1
MCA-3034 MI 2Side 2
MCA-3033-MI 1 Masterfonics-1 GM 回-G-回Side A runout
MCA-3034 MI 1 Masterfonics 回-G-回Side B runout
MCA 3033Side A label
MCA 3034Side B label
MCA-3033 MI2 MCA-5319-A Masterfonics-2 GM ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, etched
MCA-3034 MI 2 MCA-5319-B ⧈-G-⧈ Masterfonics-2 GMSide B runout, etched
MCA3033Side A label
MCA3034Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5319First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Jamaica | MCA Records MCA-5319First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | South Africa | MCA Records LMCL 510First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | US | MCA Records MCA-5319First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | US | MCA Records MCA-5319 / MCA Records MCA-1467First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | US | MCA Records MCA-5319 / MCA Records MCA-37256First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | US | MCA Records MCA-5319First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5319LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5319LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37256LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-1467LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-5319LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-1467LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5319.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5319, LMCL 510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-3033-MI-4 and MCA-3034 MI 4. 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.