Vinyl pressings
by The Oak Ridge Boys · 1983
Deliver was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1983, 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-3669 WS 4 dennyRunout area side A variant 1
MCA-3670 WS 5 dennyRunout area side B variant 1
MCA-3669 WS-5 denny ◈-P-◈Runout area side A variant 2
MCA-3670 WS-3 denny ◈-P-◈Runout area side B variant 2
MCA-3669 WS-1 denny ⧈-G-⧈ 5Runout area side A, variant 1
MCA-3670 WS-1 denny ⧈-G-⧈Runout area side B, variant 1
MCA-3669 WS-1 denny ⧈-G-⧈ 3Runout area side A, variant 2
MCA-3670 WS-2 denny ⧈-G-⧈ 5Runout area side B, variant 2
MCF. 3210-A1 POUNDA TAPE ( etched )Side A
MCF.3210-B2Side B
MCA-5455-A MCA-3667 WS-1 dennyRunout area side A
MCA-5455-B MCA-3670 WS-2 dennyRunout area side B
MCA-5455 A MCA 3669 WS-1 denny ⧈-G-⧈ CRRunout side A
MCA-5455 B MCA 3670 WS-2 (2) denny ⧈-G-⧈ CRRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5455LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5455LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5455LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5455First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | MCA Records sup 80258LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-5455 / MCA Records MCA-1446LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Deliver are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5455, released October 20, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5455, MCF 3210) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-3669 WS 4 denny and MCA-3670 WS 5 denny. 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.
