Vinyl pressings
by The Crusaders · 1980
Rhapsody And Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 20 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 2250-AM1◈-P-◈Side A, Etched
MCA 2251-AM2 ◈-P-◈Side B, Etched
MCA 2250Side A, Printed On Label
MCA 2251Side B, Printed On Label
MCA 2250-AM4 ◈-P-◈Side A runout, variant 1
MCA 2251-AM4 ◈-P-◈Side B runout, variant 1
MCA 2250-AM4 vvx ◈-P-◈ ||Side A runout, variant 2
MCA 2251-AM4 ◈-P-◈ |||Side B runout, variant 2
MCA 2252-AM3
MCA 2252-AM4
⧈-G-⧈Both sides runout stamped
MCA 2250-AM2 -Side A, runout, variant 1
MCA 2251-AM⁷ =Side B, runout, variant 1
MCA 2250-AM1 =Side A, runout, variant 2
MCA 2250-1BSide A, Stamped
MCA 2251-1BSide B, Stamped
MCA 2250Side A, Printed On Label
MCA 2251Side B, Printed On Label
MCG 4010 A2 A timRunout side A
MCG 4010 B1 BILBO ARunout side B
MCG.4010ALabel side A
MCG.4010BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | MCA Records SUP 80.109First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 5124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-5124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | MCA Records 064-64299First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | MCA Records 202 523First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | MCA Records 202 523First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 202.523 / MCA Records MCA-5124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 202 523-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6230First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | MCA Records, Inc. LAE-281First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | MCA Records 202.523 / MCA Records 202 523-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | MCA Records 202 523 / MCA Records 202.523First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 250 535-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 202 523 / MCA Records 202 523-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 202 523 / MCA Records 202 523-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | MCA Records 25 0535-1 / MCA Records LB 250535-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | MCA Records 202 523 / MCA Records 1196LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-5124LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
43 vinyl pressings of Rhapsody And Blues are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1980 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Yugoslavia, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5124, MCG 4010, MCA 4095 MCA 5124, MCL 1771) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 2250-AM1◈-P-◈ and MCA 2251-AM2 ◈-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.
