Vinyl pressings
by Wings · 1977
Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
67 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 22 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.
7YCE-21793-1U KENDUN-A JGA-side run-out, variant 1
7YCE-21794-2U KENDUN-A JGB-side run-out, variant 1
7YCE-21793-3U KENDUN-A JGA-side run-out, variant 2
7YCE-21794-1U KENDUN-A JG M D AB-side run-out, variant 2
7YCE-21793*3U KENDUN-B JG POH 4A-side runout, variant 1
7YCE-21794*1U KENDUN-B JG PDL 4B-side runout, variant 1
7YCE-21793 - 3U KENDUN-B JG OML 5A-side runout, variant 2
7YCE-21794-4 MPC 1B-side runout, variant 2
7YCE 21793-7 NICK WA-Side runout, stampe, variant 1
7YCE-21794-1U KENDUN-B JG 2AA-Side runout, variant 1
7YCE 21793-6 NICK WA-Side runout, variant 2
7YCE 21794-1U KENDRUN-B JGAA-Side runout, variant 2
7YCE-21793-1U KENDUN-A JGSide A runout (variant 1)
7YCE-21794-2U KENDUN-B JGSide AA runout (variant 1)
7YCE - 21793 -2 U KENDUN-A JG 1 1 5Side A runout (variant 2)
7YCE - 21794 -1 U KENDUN-B JG 2 4 ΛSide AA runout (variant 2)
7YCE-21793-3U KENDUN-B JG AGA 3A-side run-out, etched/stamped, variant 1
7YCE-21794-1U KENDUN B JG ROL 2B-side run-out, etched/stamped, variant 1
7YCE-21793-3U KENDUN-B JGA-side run-out, etched/stamped, variant 2
7YCE-21794-2U KENDUN B JGB-side run-out, etched/stamped, variant 2
VR 08_10288- 2A 7YCE-21793-2U JGA-side run-out, etched, (VR 08_10288- 2A + KENDUN-A = stamped), var. 1
VR 08_10288- 1B-1 7YCE-21794-1U JGB-side run-out, etched (VR 08_10288- 1B-1 + KENDUN-A = stamped), var. 2
VR 08_I0288- IA-I 7YCE-21793-2U JGA-side run-out etched (VR 08_I0288- IA-I + KENDU-A = stamped), var. 2
VR 08_10288- 1B-1 7YCE-21794-1U JGB-side run-out, etched (VR 08_10288- 1B-1 + KENDUN-A = stamped), var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | Capitol Records PMC 1016 / MPL PMC 1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Argentina | Capitol Records PMC 1016 / MPL PMC 1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Australia | Capitol Records A-11607 / Capitol Records A.11607First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Capitol Records A-11607 / MPL A-11607First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Parlophone A-11607 / MPL A-11607First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Capitol Records A-11607 / MPL A-11607First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Belgium | Capitol Records 4 C 006-60154 / MPL 4 C 006-60154First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Belgium | Capitol Records 4 C 006-60154 / MPL 4 C 006-60154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | EMI MP 07 / MPL MP 07First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records 4504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records 4504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records SPRO-8746 / Capitol Records SPRO-8747First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records SPRO-8747First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Europe | Capitol Records 5C 006-60154 / MPL 1A 006-60154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Parlophone 2C 006-60154 / Parlophone 2C 006-60.154First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 4 56 3367", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 4 56 3367", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | Parlophone A-116077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | MPL 1C 006 20 2422 7 / MPL 20 2422 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | Capitol Records A.116077", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 45047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
81 vinyl pressings of Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1977 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Capitol Records R6018, released November 11, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R6018, R 6018, 4504, EPR-20370) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YCE-21793-1U KENDUN-A JG and 7YCE-21794-2U KENDUN-A JG. 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.
