Vinyl pressings
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers · 1979
Don't Do Me Like That was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
MC-9362-SS1 ⧈-G-⧈Runout A, variant 1
MC-9419-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈Runout B, variant 1
MC ̶A̶ 9362-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLINGRunout A, variant 2
MC-9419-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈Runout B, variant 2
MC 9362 - SS4 ◈-P-◈ I̶I̶I̶I̶ sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out A, etched (◈-P-◈ stamped)
MC 9419 - SS -4 ◈-P-◈II sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out B, etched (◈-P-◈ stamped)
MC 9362 - SS4 ◈-P-◈III sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out A, etched (◈-P-◈ stamped) Variant 2
MC 9419 - SS -4 ◈-P-◈III sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out B, etched (◈-P-◈ stamped) Variant 2
MC-9362-SS6̷5 R-5438 STERLINGSide A runout etch, exc STERLING stamp
MC-9419-SS5̷6 R̷-̷5̷4̷4̷0̷ R̷-̷5̷4̷3̷8̷ S̷-̷7̷ STERLING R-5439Side B runout etch, exc STERLING stamp
MC9362Side A Label
MC9419Side B label
MC 9362-SS4 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGRunout A
MC-9419-SS-4 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGRunout B
MC 9362Label A
MC 9419Label B
(MC9362)Matrix
MC 9362-SS4 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ◈-P-◈A-Side Runout
1 MC 9362-SS4 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ◈-P-◈AA-Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-41138 / Backstreet Records MCA-41138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-41138 / MCA Records MCA-41138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ecuador | MCA Records 45-33513First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-1374 / Backstreet Records VIM-1374First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-1374 / Backstreet Records VIM-1374First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA-41138 / Backstreet Records MCA-41138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA 41138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCA 596 / Backstreet Records MCA 596First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCA 596First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-41138 / Backstreet Records MCA-41138First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Brazil | MCA Records 101 365 / Backstreet Records 101 365First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Backstreet Records MCA 41138 / MCA Records MCA-41138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | MCA Records MCA-41138 / Backstreet Records MCA-41138First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Backstreet Records MCA-41138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Backstreet Records MCA-41138First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Benelux | MCA Records 102.130 / Backstreet Records 102.1307", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | MCA Records S-410 / Backstreet Records S-4107", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Backstreet Records MCA 596 / MCA Records MCA 5967", 45 RPM, Single, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | UK | Backstreet Records MCA 596 / MCA Records MCA 5967", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | UK | Backstreet Records MCA 596 / MCA Records MCA 5967", 45 RPM, Single, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-411387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Don't Do Me Like That are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Brazil, Australia and more. One of them is Backstreet Records MCA 41138, released November 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA 41138, MCA-41138, BSR-41138, MCA 596) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-9362-SS1 ⧈-G-⧈ and MC-9419-SS2 STERLING ⧈-G-⧈. 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.
