Skip to content
VinylLens
The Kids Are Alright by The Who, album cover

First-year pressing

The Kids Are Alright 1979 US Pressing (MCA2-11005)

The Kids Are Alright by The Who

Artist
The Who
Title
The Kids Are Alright
Label
  • MCA Records MCA2-11005
Country
US
Released
June 23, 1979
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · 2 records
Format notes
Monarch Pressing

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • MCA 1789Side A label
  • MCA 1790Side B label
  • MCA 1791Side C label
  • MCA 1792Side D label
  • MCA-1789-ML15 TML-S MR △24330 ⑫Side A runout, variant 1
  • MCA-1790-ML13 TML-M MR △24330-X ⑩Side B runout, variant 1
  • MCA-1791-ML14 TML-M MR △24331 ⑫Side C runout, variant 1
  • MCA-1792-ML14 TML-M MR △24331-X ⑯Side D runout, variant 1
  • MCA-1789-ML14 TML-M MR △24330 ⑪Side A runout, variant 2
  • MCA-1790-ML-7 TML-M-X MR △24330-X ⑦Side B runout, variant 2
  • MCA-1791-ML15 TML-S MR △24331 ⑬Side C runout, variant 2
  • MCA-1792-ML-7 TML-M MR △24331-X ③Side D runout, variant 2
  • MCA-1789-ML15 TML-S MR △24330 ⑫Side A runout, variant 3
  • MCA-1790-ML-13 TML-M MR △24330-X ⑫Side B runout, variant 3
  • MCA-1791-ML14 TML-M MR △24331 ⑩Side C runout, variant 3
  • MCA-1792-ML-7 TML-M MR △24331-X ⑦Side D runout, variant 3

Other US pressings of The Kids Are Alright

All 47 pressings of The Kids Are Alright