US
1973- Label and catalog number
- MCA Records MCA-324
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Gloversville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MCA 68-W1 [Artisan logo] 4 ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout
MCA 69 -W1 [Artisan logo] 1 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Roger Williams · 1973
Roger Williams - Last Tango In Paris was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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 68-W1 [Artisan logo] 4 ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout
MCA 69 -W1 [Artisan logo] 1 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | MCA Records MCALP-600.046First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-324First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 6649First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-7127First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Mexico | Orfeon LPI-355First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAPS 6649First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | MCA Records S-21.601First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | MCA Records MPMS 11First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | MCA Records MPMS 11LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-324LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
11 vinyl pressings of Roger Williams - Last Tango In Paris are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-324.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-324, MPMS 11, MCALP-600.046, MAPS 6649) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 68-W1 [Artisan logo] 4 ⧈-G-⧈ and MCA 69 -W1 [Artisan logo] 1 ⧈-G-⧈. 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.