Vinyl pressings
by Steve Earle · 1988
Copperhead Road was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
UNI-8111-MD-1 EDP MISF\SM1 MASTERDISK 1Runout, side A, variant 1
UNI-8112-MD2 2 MISF\SM3Runout, side B, variant 1
UNI-8111-MD-1 EDP MISF\SM2 MASTERDISK 2Runout, side A, variant 2
UNI-8112-MD2 1 MISF\SM2Runout, side B, variant 2
UNI-8111-MD-1 EDP M1SF1 SM3 MASTERDISKRunout side A
UNI-8112-MD-1 EDP M1S F1 SM 4Runout side B
UNI 8111Label side A
UNI 8112Label side B
UNI8111Side A label
UNI8112Side B label
<P+TR> UNI-8111 G1A D G1 A1Variant 1, Runout A
<P+TR> UNI-8112-G1A D G1 A6Variant 1, Runout B
<P+TR> UNI-8111 G1A D G1 A5Variant 2, Runout A
<P+TR> UNI-8112-G1A D G1 A3Variant 2, Runout B
MCF 3426 A-1U-1-4Variant 1 Side A runout, stamped
MCF 3426 B-1U-1-1Variant 1 Side B runout, stamped
MCF 3426 A-1U-1-1Variant 2 Side A runout, stamped
MCF 3426 B-1U-1-1Variant 2 Side B runout, stamped
MX 301573 255935-1 MR 1Side A runout
MX 301574 255935-1 MR 2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | MCA Records 80130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Uni Records UNI-7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | UNI Records UNI-7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Canada | Uni Records UNI-7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 255 935-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 255 935-1 / MCA Records 255 935-1 ASFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Uni Records UNI-7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Uni Records UNI-7LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Uni Records UNI-7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Uni Records UNI-7LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Uni Records UNI-7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Uni Records UNI-7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | MCA Records 255935-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP401 / MCA Records MOVLP401LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | UK | MCA Records 533 749-9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 00602547704948 / Geffen Records 00602547704948LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Geffen Records B0024414-01 / UMe B0024414-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | MCA Records MCA 03426 / MCA Records MCF 3426LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Copperhead Road are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Argentina and more. One of them is Uni Records UNI-7, released October 17, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UNI-7, MCF 3426, 255935-1, 80130) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UNI-8111-MD-1 EDP MISF\SM1 MASTERDISK 1 and UNI-8112-MD2 2 MISF\SM3. 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.
