Vinyl pressings
by Arthur Fiedler · 1960
Music From Million Dollar Movies was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 3 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.
K2 RY4223-7S I A1Side A stamped variant 1
K2 RY4224-6S I A1Side B stamped variant 1
K2 RY4223-8S A1 ISide A stamped variant 2
K2 RY4224-1S B5 ISide B stamped variant 2
K2 RP4221-5S I B1Runout side A
K2 RP4222-1S I B5Runout side B
(K2RP-4221)Label A
(K2RP-4222)Label B
K2 RY4223 - 10SSide A (Runout), Variant 1
K2 RY4224 - 4SSide B (Runout), Variant 1
K2RY-4223 - 16S ISide A, Variant 2
K2 RY4224 - 10S A2 ISide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Living Stereo SL16232First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2380First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2380 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2380First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2380First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2380 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2380First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-10082LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor Red Seal MRL-1089LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2380LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2380LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Music From Million Dollar Movies are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2380.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2380, LM-2380, SL16232) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 RY4223-7S I A1 and K2 RY4224-6S I A1. 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.
