Vinyl pressings
by Steve Earle & The Dukes · 1987
Exit 0 was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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-6742-MI-4 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side A runout etched, Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ stamped, variant 1
MCA-6743-MI-3 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side B runout etched, Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ stamped, variant 1
MCA-6742-MI-2 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side A runout etched, Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ stamped, variant 2
MCA-6743-MI-2 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈Side B runout etched, Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ stamped, variant 2
MCA-6742-MI-2 Masterfonics 回-G-回Runout side A
MCA-6742-MI-2 Masterfonics 回-G-回Runout side B
MCA 6742Label side A
MCA 6743Label side B
MCF 3379-A-1-1-2 MT.Runout side A, variant 1
MCF.3379 B-1 MT.Runout side B, variant 1
MCF 3379-A-1 MT.Runout side A, variant 2
MCF.3379 B-1 MT.Runout side B, variant 2
MCA-6742-MI-1 MCA 5998-A CR MASTERTONICSSide 1 - Variant 1
MCA-6743-MI-1 MCA 5998-B CR MASTERTONICSSide 2 - Variant 1
MCA-6742-MI-1 MCA 5998-A CR Masterfonics 回-G-回Side 1 - Variant 2
MCA-6743-MI-1 MCA 5998-B CR Masterfonics 回-G-回Side 2 - Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 254802-1-ARunout, side A
R/S Alsdorf 254802-1-BRunout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records 5998-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5998LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 254 802-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | MCA Records 25 4802-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA 5998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-5998First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA 5998LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 00602547704856 / MCA Nashville 00602547704856LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | UMe B0024413-01 / MCA Nashville B0024413-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Exit 0 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1987 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA 5998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA 5998, MCA-5998, MCF 3379, 5998-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-6742-MI-4 Masterfonics ◈-P-◈ and MCA-6743-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.
