Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1980
Coal Miner's Daughter was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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-2123-RR-1 RANDY'S ROOSTSide A Runout (Variant 1)
MCA-2124-RR-1Side B Runout (Variant 2)
MCA-2123-RR-3 L L L V X V V ΛΛ ◈-P-◈II V V VSide A Etched [◈-P-◈ Stamped] (Variant 2)
MCA-2124-RE+2 V V V V ◈-P-◈I V V V V VSide B Etched [◈-P-◈ Stamped] (Variant 2)
◈-P-◈Stamped On Both Sides
MCA-2123-RR-3A-Side Etched
MCA-2124-RR-2B-Side Etched
(MCA2123)A-Side Label
MCA-2123-RR-1 RANDY'S ROOST ⧈-G-⧈Variant 1, side A runout
MCA-2124-RR-1 ⧈-G-⧈Variant 1, side B runout
MCA-2123-RR-1 RANDY'S ROOST ⧈-G-⧈ 3Variant 2, side A runout
MCA-2124-RR-1 ⧈-G-⧈ 1Variant 2, side B runout
MCA 2123-1C oSide A Runout
MCA-2124-1H COLUMBIA NY PSide B Runout
MCA 2123A Side Center Label
MCA 2124B Side Center Label
MCA 2124 -WI MCA 8G (Pinckneyville logo)A Side
MCA 2124-WI (Pinckneyville logo)B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | MCA Records 202532First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5107LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Israel | MCA Records 5107 / MCA Records MCA-5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | MCA Records 4126First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | New Zealand | MCA Records MCA-5107 / MCA Records MCA 5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Singapore | MCA Records MCA-5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | MCA Records ML 4396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | MCA Records ML 4396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records 5107 / MCA Records MCA-5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-5107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA 37228 / MCA Records MCA-37228LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 203 649LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 203 649LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 250 780-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL 1847LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Coal Miner's Daughter are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is MCA Records 5107.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5107, MCA-5107, MCA-1699, MCA-37226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-2123-RR-1 RANDY'S ROOST and MCA-2124-RR-1. 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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