Vinyl pressings
by ABBA · 1980
The Magic Of ABBA 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.
5 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.
OP- 1505 1ABA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
OP1505 2ABB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
OP-1505 1AA SRC @tGP 1-1 SM 1-4A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
0-1 SM 5-1 OP1505 2AB @tGP + SLM + + △410-X (2) B-15014B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
1-OP-1505-1BCSIDE ONE
2-OP-1505-2BCSIDE TWO
1-OP-1501-1BC XX @t GPA Side Etch
2 OP-1505-2BC ∇ @t GPB Side Etch
+ SLM + +++ Δ410 (2) B15013 + OP1505 /ABA Side Etched ["SLM" Is Stamped], variant 1
OP1505 2 AB @+GP + SLM + Δ410-X B15014B Side Etched ["SLM" Is Stamped], variant 1
+ SLM ⁜⁜⁜ Δ410 B-15013 OP- 1505 /AB @+GPA Side Etched ["SLM" Is Stamped], variant 2
OP1505 2 AB @+GP + SLM ⁜⁜⁜ Δ410-X B-15014B Side Etched ["SLM" Is Stamped], variant 2
1-OP-1505-1BCSide One
2-OP-1501-2BCSide Two
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 | US | K-Tel NU 9510 / Warner Special Products OP 1505First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | Warner Special Products OP 1505 / K-Tel NU 9510First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | Warner Special Products OP 1505 / K-Tel NU 9510First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | Warner Special Products OP 1505 / K-Tel NU 9510First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | US | Warner Special Products OP 1505 / K-Tel NU 9510LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | K-Tel NU 9510 / Warner Special Products OP 1505First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Peru | K-Tel S.E. 10-001 / Telediscos S.E. 10-001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Peru | Mag LPN 10.001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Peru | Mag LPN 10.001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Sono-Rodven TV-294 / K-Tel TV-294LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | K-Tel NA 595LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Colombia | Talento LPTV-6000LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Ecuador | Fonorama 919-0001LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ecuador | Fonorama 319-0001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | El Salvador | Boni Discos BONI 33327 / K-Tel BONI 33327LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
19 vinyl pressings of The Magic Of ABBA are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US. One of them is K-Tel NU 9510.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NU 9510, OP 1505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OP- 1505 1AB and OP1505 2AB. 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.
