Vinyl pressings
by Ready For The World · 1985
Oh Sheila was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 19 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-18275-E-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Runout Side A, variant 1
MC-16924-E-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Runout Side B, variant 1
MC-18275-E-FDS-4 ◈-P-◈ IIIRunout Side A, variant 2
MC-16924-E-FDS-2 ◈-P-◈ IIIRunout Side B, variant 2
MC-18275-E-FDS-2 回-G-回Side A Runout
MC-16924-E-FDS-1 回-G-回Side B Runout
MC 18275EA-Side Label
MC 16924EB-Side Label
MCA-4637-FDS-4 1 ⧈-G-⧈A-side runout, variant 1
MCA-4638-FDS-1 2 ⧈-G-⧈B-side runout, variant 1
MCA-4637-FDS-4 2 ⧈-G-⧈A-side runout, variant 2
MCA-4638-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈B-side runout, variant 2
MCA-4637-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Runout side A
MCA-4638-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Runout side B
MCA4637Label side A
MCA4638Label side B
MCA 23572- MCA-4637-FDS-5-A-1-1-Q-01 FUTURE DISC PRC 8/.228/2/2Side A runout
MCA 23572- MCA-4638-FDS-4-B-1-1-Q-1 PRC 8/228/2/2Side B runout
MCA4637Side A label
MCA4638Side B label
MCA-4610-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈ 1Runouts
MCA 4610Label A & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | MCA Records 0-23572First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | MCA Records 7-52636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-23572First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-52636First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ecuador | MCA Records 45-33550First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Europe | MCA Records 258 895-0First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | MCA Records 258 913-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | MCA Records 25 8913-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Germany | MCA Records 258 913-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | MCA Records 258 913-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Germany | MCA Records 258 895-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Greece | MCA Records 258895-0 / PolyGram 258895-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | Greece | MCA Records 258895 / PolyGram 258895First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1985 | Guatemala | MCA Records 589137First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Honduras | MCA Records 589137 / MCA Records 2292589137First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
50 vinyl pressings of Oh Sheila are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-52636, released July 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-52636, MCA-23572, L33-17013, MCAT 1005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-18275-E-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈ and MC-16924-E-FDS-3 ◈-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.
