Vinyl pressings
by Reba McEntire · 1984
My Kind Of Country 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.
3 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 2 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-4129-MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side A runout
MCA-4130-MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side B runout
MCA4129Side A Label
MCA4130Side B Label
MCA-4129-MI-2 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-4130-MI-2 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout, variant 1
MCA-4129-MI-1 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-4130-MI-2 Masterfonics ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout, variant 2
MCA-4129-MI-1Side A, Etched
MCA-5516 A CRSide A, Etched
[Masterfonics] [◈-P-◈]Sides A & B, Stamped
MCA-4129-MI-2Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5516LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-5516LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-5516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | MCA Records MCA-5516First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL 1830LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-5516LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-25048 / MCA Records MCA-5526LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-25048LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-25048 / MCA Records MCA-5516LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of My Kind Of Country are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Canada. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5516, released October 15, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5516) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-4129-MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ and MCA-4130-MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-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.
