Vinyl pressings
by Stargard · 1978
What You Waitin' For was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1978, 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-1570 KR-2 KENDUN-C ⧈-G-⧈Side A (Variant 1)
MCA-1571 KR-2 KENDUN-D ⧈-G-⧈Side B (Variant 1)
MCA-1570 KR-2 ⧈-G-⧈ KENDUN-C ƒ 2Side A (Variant 2)
MCA-1571 KR-2 KENDUN-D ⧈-G-⧈ ƒ 1Side B (Variant 2)
MCA-1570 KR-5 MR KENDUN-C ƒ △23848 ④Runout side A, variant 1
MCA-1571 KR-5 MR KENDUN-C ƒ △23848-X ③Runout side B, variant 1
MCA-1570 KR-5 MR KENDUN-C ƒ △23848 ③Runout side A, variant 2
MCA-1571 KR-5 MR KENDUN-C ƒ △23848-X①Runout side B, variant 2
MCA-1570 KR-4Side A runout, etched
KENDUN-DSide A and B runout, stamped
MCA-1571 KR-3Side B runout, etched
MCA1570Side A label
MCA-1570 KR-1Side A runout, etched
KENDUN-DSide A and B runout, stamped
MCA-1571 KR-2Side B runout, etched
MCA1570Side A label
MCA - 3064 - A FH 15/12Side One Label
MCA - 3064 - B FH 15/12Side Two Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | MCA Records 0062.119 / MCA Records MCA: 3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6180First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Panama | MCA Records MCA-3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | MCA Records MCA 3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Turkey | MCA Records MCA-3064 / MCA Records 1081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3064 / MCA Records MCA-37078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | MCA Records MCA-3064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | MCA Records 414053LP | LP |
| ? | Venezuela | MCA Records 190.052 / MCA Records LP-190.052LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of What You Waitin' For are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-3064.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-3064, MCA 3064, 0062.119, MCA 4042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-1570 KR-2 KENDUN-C ⧈-G-⧈ and MCA-1571 KR-2 KENDUN-D ⧈-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.
