Vinyl pressings
by The Crusaders · 1986
The Good And Bad Times was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 3 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-5664 KD1 kdisc JG ◈-P-◈Side A runout
MCA-5664 KD2 kdisc JG ◈-P-◈Side B runout
MCA5664Side A label
MCA5665Side B label
MCA-5664 KD3 JRP 1 kdisc JGSide A etched; 'kdisc' stamped
MCA-5664 KD5 kdisc JGSide B etched; 'kdisc' stamped
MCA-5664 . KD3 ◈-P-◈ || kdisc JGSide A variant, etched; 'kdisc' stamped
MCA-5664 . KD4 MCAJP kdisc JG ◈-P-◈ |Side B variant, etched; 'kdisc' stamped
MCA-5664 KD1 kdisc JG ⧈-G-⧈Runout side A
MCA-5665 KD1 kdisc JG ⧈-G-⧈Runout side B
MCA 5664Side A Label
mca 5665Side B Label
MCA 5664Side 1 Label
MCA 5665Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-13419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-13419First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5781 / MCA Records MCA 5781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5781LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-5781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | MCA Records 604.7275LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 254 438-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | MCA Records 25 4438-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | MCA Records 254 438-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCG 6022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCG 6022LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
13 vinyl pressings of The Good And Bad Times are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5781.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5781, P-13419) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-5664 KD1 kdisc JG ◈-P-◈ and MCA-5664 KD2 kdisc JG ◈-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.
