Vinyl pressings
by "Annie" Original Cast · 1977
Annie (A New Musical) 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.
15 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MQ AL 34712-2CF ᴘSide A runout stamped, variant 1
M Q BL34712-1BB ᴘSide B runout stamped, variant 1
M Q AL-34712-2BL S I B8Side A runout stamped except S I B8 etched, variant 2
M Q BL 34712-1BC ᴘ A8Side B runout stamped except A8 etched, variant 2
MQAL 34712-2DASide 1 runout, variant 1
MQBL 34712-1BCSide 2 runout, variant 1
M Q AL 34712-2A C PSSide 1 runout stamped, PS etched, variant 2
M Q BL 34712 1H PSSide 2 runout stamped, PS etched, variant 2
M Q AL 34712-2G C 2T(Variation 1) Side A stamped, except 2T etched
M Q BL 34712-1B A 1T(Variation 1) Side B stamped, except 1T etched
M Q AL 34712-2DG 1T(Variation 2) Side A stamped, except 1T etched
M Q BL 34712-1BL 1T(Variation 2) Side B stamped, except 1T etched
MQ AL 34712-2CF ᴘSide A runout stamped, variant 1
M Q BL34712-1BB ᴘSide B runout stamped, variant 1
M Q AL-34712-2BL S I B8Side A runout stamped except S I B8 etched, variant 2
M Q BL 34712-1BC ᴘ A8Side B runout stamped except A8 etched, variant 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 | Australia | CBS SBP 237019First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | CBS BW 4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks PS 34712 / Columbia Masterworks PS 34712First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks PS 34712First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | Canada | CBS Masterworks PS 34712 / Columbia PS 34712First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | South Africa | CBS DNW 2146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | CBS CBS 70157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Masterworks 34712 / Columbia Masterworks JS 34712First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | US | Columbia USS4712First yearLP, Quadraphonic, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Quadraphonic, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Masterworks 34712 / Columbia Masterworks PS 34712First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Masterworks PS 34712 / Columbia Masterworks 34712First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Masterworks 34712First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Masterworks 34712 / Columbia Masterworks JS 34712First yearLP, Album, Promo, Quadraphonic · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Quadraphonic · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Masterworks 34712 / Columbia Masterworks JS 34712First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Masterworks 34712 / Columbia Masterworks PS 34712First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Columbia Masterworks HS 44712LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks 34712 / Columbia Masterworks JS 34712LP, Quadraphonic, Reissue | LP, Quadraphonic, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks 34712 / Columbia Masterworks PS 34712LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| ? | US | CBS Masterworks JS 34712 / Columbia JS 34712LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| ? | US | CBS Masterworks JS 34712 / Columbia JS 34712LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
20 vinyl pressings of Annie (A New Musical) are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1977 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks 34712.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 34712, USS4712, PS 34712, CBS 70157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MQ AL 34712-2CF ᴘ and M Q BL34712-1BB ᴘ. 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.
