Vinyl pressings
by Tom Petty · 1989
Full Moon Fever was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 14 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.
MCA-8770-FDS-2 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-8771-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout, variant 1
MCA-8770 FDS2 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout, variant 2
MCA 8771-FDS2 ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout, variant 2
MCA-8770-FDS-4 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈ IIISide A runout, variant 1
MCA-8771-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈ IISide B runout, variant 1
MCA-8770-FDS-4 FUTURE DISC ◈-P-◈ ISide A runout, variant 3
MCA-8771-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈ IISide B runout, variant 3
MCA-8770-GIA C6 <P.MP> (crossed out) MCA-8712-GIA G1Side A runout
MCA-8771-GIA B6 <P.MP> (crossed out) (unreadable) MCA-8713-GIA G1Side B runout
MCA 8770Side A label
MCA 8771Side B label
MCG 6034 A-1U-1-1 BILBO,TAPE ONERunout side A, stamped [BILBO,TAPE ONE etched], variant 1
MCG 6034 B-1U-1-1 BILBO,TAPE ONERunout side B, stamped [BILBO,TAPE ONE etched], variant 1
MCG 6034 A-1U-1-1 BILBO TAPE ONERunout side A, stamped [BILBO TAPE ONE etched], variant 2
MCG 6034 B-1U-1-2 BILBO TAPE ONERunout side B, stamped [BILBO TAPE ONE etched], variant 2
MCA-6253 A 1A-2HZRunout side A
MCA-6253 Bx MCA-8771-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈Runout side B
MCA 8770Label side A
MCA 8771Label side B
MCA 6253 AX MCA-8770-FDS-2 Future Disc ⧈-G-⧈ CSide A runout, variant 1
MCA 6253 BX MCA-X771-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈ CSide B runout, variant 1
MCA 6253 A MCA-8770-FDS-5 CR ⧈-G-⧈ CSide A runout, variant 2
MCA 6253 BX MCA-8771-FDS-1 ⧈-G-⧈ CSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Brazil | MCA Records 670.9057 / MCA Records MCA 00717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | MCA Records 255 929-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | MCA Records 255 929-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | MCA Records 255 929-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | MCA Records 255 929-1 / MCA Records 255929-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | MCA Records 255 929-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Portugal | MCA Records 255 929-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Africa | MCA Records LMCA 6253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Korea | MCA Records MCA-6253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | MCA Records 255929-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | MCA Records MCG 6034 / MCA Records MCG 6034 ALFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | MCA Records MCA-6253LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Venezuela | MCA Records 30.011-L / MCA Records 6253First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1-F 2021741 / MCA Records 255 929-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6253 / MCA Records 577916LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ecuador | MCA Records 33640LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Europe | MCA Records MCA 06034 / MCA Records MCG 6034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Geffen Records B0024291-01 / MCA Records B0024291-01LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602547658593 / Universal Music Group 00602547658593LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | Geffen Records B0024291-01 / MCA Records B0024291-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Ireland | Geffen Records 00602547658593LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Geffen Records B0024291-01 / MCA Records B0024291-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Geffen Records B0024291-01 / MCA Records B0024291-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | UK | Geffen Records 00602577039676 / MCA Records 00602577039676LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Geffen Records 00602547658593LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of Full Moon Fever are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1989 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Canada, Mexico and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-6253, released April 29, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-6253, MCG 6034, LDXC-6852, 6253-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-8770-FDS-2 FUTURE DISC ⧈-G-⧈ and MCA-8771-FDS-1 ⧈-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.
