Vinyl pressings
by The Oak Ridge Boys · 1980
Greatest Hits 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.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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-2403 ◈-P-◈A side runout, variant 1
MCA-2404 ◈-P-◈B side runout, variant 1
MCA-2403 WS-4 ◈-P-◈ III HW/WSSA side runout, variant 2
MCA-2404 WS-4 HW/WSS ◈-P-◈ IIB side runout, variant 2
MCA2403A Side Label
MCA2404B Side Label
MCA-2403 WS-2 回-G-回 5A Side Etch exc 回-G-回 stamp
MCA-2404 WS-2 回-G-回B Side Etch exc 回-G-回 stamp
MCA 2403-1DSide A runout, stamped, Variant 1
MCA 2404-1C P-1TSide B runout, stamped except P-1T is etched, Variant 1
MCA-5150-A FH 18/11A Side Label
MCA-5150-B FH 19/11B Side Label
MCA-5150-A MCA-2403 WS-2 ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout
MCA-5150-B MCA-2404 WS-1 HW/WSSSide B runout
MCA-2403Side A label
MCA-2404Side B label
203073 A-1/80S Made in GermanyRunout side A stamped
203073 B-1/80S Made in GermanyRunout side B stamped
S 203 073 ALabel side A
S 203 073 BLabel 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 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-5150First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5150LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5150First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5150LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 203 073-320 / MCA Records 203 073First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6264First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5150First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5150 / MCA Records MCA 5150LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5150 / MCA Records MCA 2403LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5150First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5150First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5150 / MCA Records MCA 5150LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5150 / MCA Records MCA 5150LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6264LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Greatest Hits are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5150.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5150, 203 073-320, VIM-6264) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-2403 ◈-P-◈ and MCA-2404 ◈-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.
