Vinyl pressings
by Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band · 1971
Rudy The Fifth was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
MG7-12902 W2 ⓃRunout A variant 1
MG7-12903 W2 ⓃRunout B variant 1
MG7-12902 W2 Ⓝ IRunout A variant 2
MG7-12903 W1 Ⓝ I IRunout B variant 2
DL-75297 A-1 7̶-̶1̶2̶9̶0̶2̶-̶1̶ 44 G.K.Runout side A
DL-75297 B-1 7̶-̶1̶2̶9̶0̶3̶-̶1̶ 44 G.K.Runout side B
7-12902Label side A
7-12903Label side
MAP/S - 5230 - A fhetched runout side one
MAP/S - 5230 - B fhetched runout side two
MG-7-012902Runout, Side A
MG-7-012903Runout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS 5230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 5230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAPS 5230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Decca DL 75297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Decca DL 75297LP | LP |
| 1972 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5100LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | MCA Records MAPS 5230 / MCA Records SMCA 563LP | LP |
| 1972 | UK | MCA Records MUPS 440 / MCA Records MAPS 5230LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2535LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA–37LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | MCA Records 1005-STEREOLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Rudy The Fifth are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Germany, New Zealand. One of them is Decca DL 75297, released October 4, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 75297, MAPS 5230) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG7-12902 W2 Ⓝ and MG7-12903 W2 Ⓝ. 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.
