Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1986
Band Of The Hand was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
MCA 5370-PL-8 • PrecisionRunout A, variant 1
MCA 5371-PL-5 • PrecisionRunout B, variant 1
MCA 5370-PL-10 ◈-P-◈ • PrecisionRunout A, variant 2
MCA 5371-PL4 Precision P 1Runout B, variant 2
MCA 5370-PL 4 Precision P11Runout Side A
MCA 5371-PL 3 Precision P111Runout Side B
MCA5370Label Side A
MCA5371Label Side B
MCA 5370-PL3Side A
MCA 5371-PL4Side B
MCA 5370-PL-8 • PrecisionSide A (variant 1)
MCA 5371-PL-5 • PrecisionSide B (variant 1)
MX 211627-B 6167-1 S1Side A etched
MX 211628-B 6167-1 S2.Side B etched
MCA 5370-PL3Side A
MCA 5371-PL4Side B
MCA 5370-PL-8 Precision MCA-6167-ASide A runout
MCA 5371-PL 3 Precision PIIII MCA-6167-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | MCA Records 6167-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | MCA Records 253 074-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | Greece | MCA Records MCA-6167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | MCA Records MCA-6167First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Greece | MCA Records MCA 253 074-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | MCA Records 25 3074-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | Japan | MCA Records P-13347First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | MCA Records MCA-6167 / MCA Records 253074-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | MCA Records MCA-6167 / MCA Records 253074-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-6167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-6167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | MCA Records MCA-6167First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Band Of The Hand are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-6167.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-6167, 6167-1, 253 074-1, MCA 253 074-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 5370-PL-8 • Precision and MCA 5371-PL-5 • Precision. 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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