Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1985
Back To The Future was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 21 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-4498-FD3-3Runout Side A, Variant 1
MCA-4499-FD3-5Runout Side B, Variant 1
MCA-4705-FD3-2 FUTURE DISCRunout Side A, Variant 2
MCA-4499-FD3-1Runout Side B, Variant 2
MCA-4498-FDS-5Runout-Groove Side A
MCA-4499-FDS-2Runout-Groove Side B
MCA4498Label Side A
MCA4499Label Side B
MCA-4705-FDS-3 ◈-P-◈Side A runout, variant 1
MCA-4499-FDS-6 ◈-P-◈Side B runout, variant 1
MCA-4498-FDS-3 II II ◈-P-◈Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-4499-FDS-3 I ◈-P-◈Side B runout, variant 2
MCA-4498-FDS-6 ◈-G-◈A runout etched, except "◈-G-◈" stamped
MCA-4499-FDS-2 ◈-G-◈B runout etched, except "◈-G-◈" stamped
MCA4498A label matrix
MCA4499B label matrix
MCA-4705-FDS-3 Future Disc ◈-P-◈Side A runout
MCA-4499-FDS-1 ◈-P-◈Side B runout
MCA4705Side A label
MCA4499Side B label
MCF 3285A//1▽420T JA
MCF 3285B//1▽420T
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | MCA Records MCA 4499 / WEA 83942First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | MCA Records 6144-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | MCA Records 604.7168First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6144LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6144LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Ecuador | MCA Records 33619First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1985 | Europe | MCA Records 252 334-1 / MCA Records MCA-6144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | MCA Records 252 334-1 FFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | France | MCA Records 252 334-1 / MCA Records MCA-6144First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | MCA Records 252334-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | Ireland | MCA Records MCF 3285First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | MCA Records BAN 252334-1First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Geffen Records B0023454-01 / UMe B0023454-01LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2016 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602547399038LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Mondo Tees LLC MOND-166LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Mondo Tees LLC MOND-166 / Geffen Records B0032231-01LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Mondo Tees LLC MOND-166LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Mondo Tees LLC MOND-166LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Mondo Tees LLC MOND-166LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Geffen Records B0032490-01 / UMe B0032490-01LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Mondo Tees LLC Mondo-166LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602507421342LP, Album, Compilation, Repress | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress |
| 2021 | US | Geffen Records B0032489-01LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 252 334-1 / MCA Records MCA-6144LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records MCA 03285 / MCA Records MCF 3285LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light ST 24LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
54 vinyl pressings of Back To The Future are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1985 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-6144, released July 20, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-6144, MCF 3285, P-13178, MCA 4499) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-4498-FD3-3 and MCA-4499-FD3-5. 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.
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