Vinyl pressings
by Tanya Tucker · 1975
Tanya Tucker 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.
12 pressings came out in 1975, 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-730-W-1 KENDUN-B ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-731-W-2 KENDUN-B ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout, variant 1
MCA-730-W-2 KENDUN-B ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-731-W-2 KENDUN-B ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout, variant 2
MCA-730-W-4 KENDUN-A ◈-P-◈ ||Runout A, variant 1
MCA-731-W-3 KENDUN-A ◈-P-◈ ||Runout B, variant 1
MCA-731-W-3 KENDUN A ◈-P-◈ ||Runout A, variant 2
MCA-731-W-3 KENDUN A ◈-P-◈ |||| |Runout B, variant 2
MCA 2141 A MCA-730-W-1Etched Runout Side A
B 1412 ACM MCA-731-W-2Etched Runout Side B
KENDUN BStamped Both Runouts
(MCA 730)Label Side A
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 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS 7951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | MCA Records 6.22255 AS / MCA Records MAPS 7951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6077First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-6077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C062.96576 / MCA Records 5C 062-96576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAPS 7951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | MCA Records MCA-2141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2713 / MCA Records 0C 062 ◦ 96576First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-2141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | MCA Records MCA-2141First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Taiwan | First Record FL-2594LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1976 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6122LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-654LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Tanya Tucker are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-2141.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-2141, MCF 2713, MAPS 7951, 6.22255 AS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-730-W-1 KENDUN-B ⧈-G-⧈ and MCA-731-W-2 KENDUN-B ⧈-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.
