Vinyl pressings
by Randy Hall · 1984
I've Been Watching You (Jamie's Girl) was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
MC-15643-BG-3 [2 birds] [Pinckneyville logo]Side A runout
MC-15644-BG-4 [Pinckneyville logo]Side B runout
MC15643Side A label
MC15644Side B label
MC-15643-BG-1 ~ ~ ⧈-G-⧈Runout Side A
MC-15644-BG1 ⧈-G-⧈Runout Side B
MC 15643Label Side A
MC 15644Label Side B
MCA 4013Label Side A
MCA 4014Label Side B
MCAT 912 A1 A JA
MCAT 912 B1 A JA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | MCA Records 7-52405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Brazil | MCA Records MCA 117.008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | MCA Records 7-52405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | MCA Records MCAT 912First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | UK | MCA Records MCA 912First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | MCA Records MCA 912First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records L33-1195First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52405First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records L33-1195First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52405First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-52405 / MCA Records MCA 52405First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of I've Been Watching You (Jamie's Girl) are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-52405.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-52405, L33-1195, MCAT 912, MCA 912) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-15643-BG-3 [2 birds] [Pinckneyville logo] and MC-15644-BG-4 [Pinckneyville logo]. 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.
