Vinyl pressings
by Tiffany · 1988
I Saw Him Standing There was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SRC MC-23408E-FDS-6, R-19718-FDS6, FutureDiscRunout side A
MC-25076-FDS-6, R-19719-FDS-6 SRCRunout side B
MC23408ELabel side A
MC25076Label side B
MC-23408EFDS-3 FutureDisc ◈-P-◈Runout side A
MC-25076-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Runout side B
MC23408ELabel side A
MC25076Label side B
MCA-7610-FDS-1 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout
MCA 7611 FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈ 1Side B runout
MCA 7610Side A label
MCA 7611Side B label
MC-23408EFD3-4A runout
MC-25076-FDS-3B runout
MC-23408EFDS-2 Future Disc 回-G-回Side A runout, variant 1
MC-25076-FDS-2 回-G-回Side B runout, variant 1
MC-23408E-FDS-7 回-G-回Side A runout, variant 2
MC25076-FDS1 回-G-回Side B runout, variant 2
MC-23408E-FDS-5, FutureDiscEtched Runout Area Side A
MC-25076-FDS-6Etched Runout Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | MCA Records 0-23844First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Australia | MCA Records 7.53285 / MCA Records 7-53285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Australia | MCA Records 7-53285First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-53285First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-53285First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-53285First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-53285First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 258 024-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | MCA Records 258 029-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Guatemala | MCA Records 23844First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | MCA Records P-6266First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | MCA Records P-6266First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Philippines | MCA Records MEP-88-1212 / MCA Records MCA-23844First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Spain | MCA Records 931First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | MCA Records TIFF 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | MCA Records MS-88-1867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
33 vinyl pressings of I Saw Him Standing There are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-53285, released February 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-53285, MCA-23844, TIFF 3, TIFFT 3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC MC-23408E-FDS-6, R-19718-FDS6, FutureDisc and MC-25076-FDS-6, R-19719-FDS-6 SRC. 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.
