US
1975- Label and catalog number
- MCA Records MCA-40402
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Tanya Tucker · 1975
Lizzie And The Rainman was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
III MC 3960 W3 KENDUN A ◈-P-◈Runout side A
I MC 3967 W3 KENDUN B ◈-P-◈Runout side B
MC3960Label side A
MC3967Label side B
5C006-96577-A// z5221-1-YRunout side A
5C006-96577-B// z5222-1-YRunout side B
(MCS 7967)Label side A
(MCS 7957)Label side B
MC 3960 J3 KENDUN-A ◈-P-◈A-Side Runout Etching
mono MC 3960 M W2 ◈-P-◈B-Side Runout Etching
MC3960A-Side Label
MC3960-MB-Side Label
MC3960A-Side Label
MC3960-MB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 40402First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Germany | MCA Records 6.11 655 (AC) / MCA Records 6.11655 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | MCA Records D-1282 / MCA Records MCS 7957First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | MCA Records PD.1125First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | MCA Records MCA 195First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | MCA Records MCA 195First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40402First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40402First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40402First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-40402First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records 5C 006-96577First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Lizzie And The Rainman are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-40402.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-40402, 5C 006-96577, MCA 195, MCA 40402) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.