Vinyl pressings
by Paul McCartney · 2020
McCartney III was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
BK23193-01 A1 JN-H STERLING 9X 3513659 B0032854-01A (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWNA runout, etched
BK23193-01 B1 JN-H STERLING V=+ 3513659 B0032854-01B (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWNB runout, etched
B0032854-01A (2) 21 MADE IN ROCKDOWN BK23193-01 A1 JN-H STERLING 3513659Runout side A, variant 1
B0032854-01B (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWN BK23193-01 B1 JN-H STERLING 3513659Runout side B, variant 1
B0032854-01A (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWN Six BK23193-01 A1 JN-H STERLING 3513659Runout side A, variant 2
B0032854-01B (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWN BK23193-01 B1 JN-H STERLING 3513659 116Runout side B, variant 2
BK23193-01 A1 ∆IL JN-H STERLING 3513659 B0032854-01A (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWNA runout, etched
BK23193-01 B1 ∆L JN-H STERLING 3513659 B0032854-01B (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWNB runout, etched
B0032854-01A (2) 211[Mirrored] MADE IN ROCKDOWN BK23193-01 A1 JN-H STERLING 3513659Side A
B0032854-01B (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWN BK23193-01 B1 JN-H STERLING 3513659 1+=[Mirrored]Side B
BK23193-01 A1 JN-H STERLING 3513659 ST B0021854-01 A (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWNSide A runout
BK23193-01 B1 JN-H STERLING V=Λ 3513659 B0021854-01 A (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWNSide B runout
BK23193-01 A1 JN-H STERLING 3513659 ST B0032854-01A (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWNA runout, etched
BK23193-01 B1 JN-H STERLING V=Λ 3513659 B0032854-01B (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWNB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Capitol Music GroupLP, Album, Numbered, Special Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Special Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2020 | Unknown | MPL 00602435321783 / Capitol Records 00602435321783First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Unknown | MPL B003321301 / Capitol Records B003321301First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Unknown | Capitol Records B003321201 / MPL B003321201First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Unknown | MPL 602435384702 / Capitol Records 00602435136592First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602435321875 / MPL 00602435321875First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Capitol Records B003307901 / MPL B003307901First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Capitol Records B003308101 / MPL B003308101First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Capitol Records B003316101 / MPL B003316101First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Capitol Records B003308001 / MPL B003308001First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Third Man Records TMR-707 / Capitol Records B003285401First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Capitol Records B003285501 / MPL B003285501First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Capitol Records B003285401 / MPL B003285401First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Capitol Records B003308601 / MPL B003308601First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Capitol Records B003307901 / MPL B003307901First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
25 vinyl pressings of McCartney III are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2020 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in Worldwide, US, Europe, Japan. One of them is MPL 00602435321820, released December 18, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 00602435321820, 00602435136592, 00602435321875, 00602435321783) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BK23193-01 A1 JN-H STERLING 9X 3513659 B0032854-01A (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWN and BK23193-01 B1 JN-H STERLING V=+ 3513659 B0032854-01B (2) MADE IN ROCKDOWN. 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.
