Vinyl pressings
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers · 1982
You Got Lucky was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 11 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-13593-PLI ⧈-G-⧈ PRECISION SMSide A runout
MC-12885-PLI ⧈-G-⧈ PRECISION SMSide B runout
MC 13593Side A label
MC 12885Side B label
MC·13593·PL 4 ◈-P-◈ I̶I̶I̶I̶ I Precision SM.Runout A, variant 1
MC - 12885-PL 3 ◈-P-◈ I Precision SM.Runout B, variant 1
MC-13593 - PL 4 ◈-P-◈ IIII Precision SM.Runout A, variant 2
MC - 12885-PL 4 ◈-P-◈II Precision SM.Runout B, variant 2
MC 13593Side A label
MC 12885Side B label
MC-13593-PLI ⧈-G-⧈ PRECISION SM
MC-12885-PLI ⧈-G-⧈ PRECISION SM
MC-13593 PL4 ◈-P-◈ IIII PRECISION SMSide A&B etched w/ Pinckneyville stamp
MC13593Side A&B Label
MC-13593-PLI ⧈-G-⧈ Precision SMBoth sides runout
MC 13593Both sides label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Backstreet Records BSR-52144 / MCA Records BSR-52144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Canada | Backstreet Records BSR-52144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Europe | MCA Records 104 917 / MCA Records 104 917-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | MCA Records MCAN 52144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | Backstreet Records VIMX-1546First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Backstreet Records VIMX-1546 / MCA Records VIMX-1546First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | MCA Records 104.917First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Backstreet Records BSR-52144 / MCA Records BSR-52144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Panama | Padisco MCA-08First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1982 | South Africa | MCA Records PD 2120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | MCA Records MCA 801 / Backstreet Records MCA 801First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Backstreet Records L33-1785First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-52144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-52144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Backstreet Records BSR-52144First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
22 vinyl pressings of You Got Lucky are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Backstreet Records BSR-52144, released October 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSR-52144, L33-1785, MCA 801, 104 917) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC-13593-PLI ⧈-G-⧈ PRECISION SM and MC-12885-PLI ⧈-G-⧈ PRECISION SM. 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.
