Vinyl pressings
by Alex North · 1963
Cleopatra was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
ZSV-89248-1BA side deadwax - stamped
ZSV-89249-1AB side deadwax - stamped
ZSV 89248label side A
ZSV 89249label side B
P4KM-7436-2
P4KM-7437-2
P4KM 7436Anthony And Cleopatra Theme
P4KM 7437Caesar And Cleopatra Theme
P4KM-7436-2 A1Anthony And Cleopatra Theme
P4KM-7437-2 A1Caesar And Cleopatra Theme
P4KM-7436-2 A1 RRunout A
P4KM-7437-2 RRunout B
P4KM 7436Label A
P4KM 7437Label B
P4KM-7436-2 A1 REtched side A
P4KM-7437-2 A1 REtched side B
P4KM 7436Label side A
P4KM 7437Label side B
45KR-4117Label Side A
45KR-4118Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records TK-416First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Stateside GSS 119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | 20th Fox FOX 408First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Stateside HSSA 5019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | 20th Century Fox Records TK-416First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS 208First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | 20th Fox 45-408 / 20th Fox FOX 408First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | 20th Fox 408First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | 20th Fox 45-408First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | 20th Fox 408 / 20th Fox FOX 408First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | 20th Century Fox Records FOX 999First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Jukebox, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Jukebox, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1963 | France | 20th Century Fox Records 118001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Odeon DSS 130067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Cleopatra are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Greece and more. One of them is 20th Century Fox Records FOX 999, released August 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FOX 999, 45-408, 408, SS 208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSV-89248-1B and ZSV-89249-1A. 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.
