Vinyl pressings
by Pebbles · 1987
Pebbles was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 5 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 7238 FDS-1 FUTURE DISC ◆̶ ̶P̶ ̶◆̶ 5Side A
MCA 7239 FDS-1 ◆̶ ̶P̶ ̶◆̶Side B
MCA 7238 FDS-2 FUTURE DISC ◆̶ ̶P̶ ̶◆̶ 2Side A
MCA 7239 FDS-2 ◆̶ ̶P̶ ̶◆̶ 3Side B
MCA 7238 FDS-2 FUTURE DISC 5Side A
MCA 7239 FDS-2Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | WEA Music 80739First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 42094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-42094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-42094LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 255 259-1 / MCA Records MCA-42094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42094LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-42094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records R163667LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Philippines | MCA Records MCL-88-3107 / MCA Records MCA-42094LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3418LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | MCA Records P-13646LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | MCA Records P-13646LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Pebbles are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-42094.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-42094, 80739, MCA 42094, 255 259-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 7238 FDS-1 FUTURE DISC ◆̶ ̶P̶ ̶◆̶ 5 and MCA 7239 FDS-1 ◆̶ ̶P̶ ̶◆̶. 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.
