Vinyl pressings
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers · 1979
Here Comes My Girl 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.
5 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year. 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.
MCAT 539 A1 PORKY ARunout side A
MCAT 539 B1 1 PORKY BRunout side B
MCAT 539ALabel side A
MCAT 539BLabel side B
MCA 539A 45Side A label
MCA 539B 45Side B label
MCA 539 A-2 MC 9422 E-7 A STERLINGSide A, etched/stamped
MCA-539-B-1 LIVEL4Side B, etched
MCA 539 A-2 MC 9422 E-7 A STERLINGSide A, etched/stamped
MCA-539-B-1 LIVEL4Side B, etched
MCAT 539 A1 PORKYSide A, etched
MCAT 539 B1 PORKYSide B, etched
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 | UK | MCA Records MCA 539First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCA 539 / Backstreet Records MCA 539First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCA 539First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCA 539TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | MCA Records MCAT 539 / Backstreet Records MCAT 539First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-412277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIMX-1504 / Backstreet Records VIMX-15047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | MCA Records VIMX-1504 / Backstreet Records MC-9422E7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Backstreet Records MCA 41227 / MCA Records MCA 412277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | MCA Records MCAT 539 / Backstreet Records 222312", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Backstreet Records MCA 41227 / Backstreet Records MCA-412277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 412277", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Backstreet Records MCA-412277", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Backstreet Records MCA-412277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Backstreet Records 94227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Here Comes My Girl are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is MCA Records MCAT 539, released November 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCAT 539, MCA 539, MCA 539T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCAT 539 A1 PORKY A and MCAT 539 B1 1 PORKY B. 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.
