Vinyl pressings
by Burt Bacharach · 1969
Music From Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 12 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.
A&M CSG-SP4353-4side A runout etched (Variant 1)
A&M CSG-SP4354-4side B runout etched (Variant 1)
A&M CSG-SP4353-4side A runout etched (Variant 2)
A&M CSG-SP4354-1side B runout etched (Variant 2)
A+M CSG-SP4353-4 PSide A [variant 1] Etch exc ᴘ stamp
A+M CSG-SP4354-4 PSide B [variant 1] Etch exc ᴘ stamp
A A+M CSG-SP4353-4 C5Side A [variant 2] etched except "A" and "5"
T1 P A+M CSG-S4354-T1 BSide B [variant 2] etched except "P"
CSG-4353A Side Label
CSG-4354B Side Label
A&M CSG-SP4353-44side A runout etched
A&M CSG-SP4354-44side B runout etched
1-15-70Side A etch
1-15-70Side B etch
P A+M CSG-SP4353-5 F 3Side A Runout, etched (except "P", "F 3" stamped)
P A+M CSG-SP4354-1 B 3Side B Runout, etched (except "P", "B 3" stamped)
P A+M CSG-SP4353-5 C 3Side A Runout, variant 2
P A+M CSG-SP4354-1Side B Runout, variant 2
T 1 A+M CSG-SP4353-8Side A, Etched, Variant 1
A+M CSG-SP4354-S1Side B, Etched, Variant 1
T 1 A+M CSG-SP4353-7Side A, Etched, Variant 2
T 1 A+M CSG-SP4354-8Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | A&M Records 2320 007 / A&M Records LPL 2363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | A&M Records 2320 007 / A&M Records LPL 2363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | India | A&M Records SP-4227First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | A&M Records SP 4227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | A&M Records AML/S-1041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-933600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Peru | A&M Records SP-4227 / A&M Records SP 4227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | A&M Records AMC 2110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP-4227 / A&M Records SP 4227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | A&M Records 5106LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M 2047 / A&M Records A&M 2047LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | A&M Records 80 701 ITLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AML-49LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | A&M Records 212.081LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Spain | A&M Records HDAS 371-48 / Hispavox HDAS 371-48LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Uruguay | A&M Records SAML 70523LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 47.046 / A&M Records SLAM 47046LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | A&M Records ORL 8008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | A&M Records 80.701-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | France | Barclay France 875036LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1975 | Japan | A&M Records FML 41 / A&M Records FML-41LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | A&M Records AMLP 8002 / Hamlet AMLP 8002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP 3159 / A&M Records SP 4227LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Brazil | A&M Records 393 159-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | A&M Records 393 159 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | AM Records A&M2047LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records L 33600LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933600 / A&M Records SAML-933,600LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records SA&M 2047 / A&M Records A&M 2047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 60883LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227 / A&M Records SP-4227LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227 / A&M Records SP-4227LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227 / A&M Records SP-4227LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227 / A&M Records SP 69918LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4227 / A&M Records SP-4227LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | A&M Records E-CI. 36LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | A&M Records AMLS 963LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | A&M Records 875 036 BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4227 / A&M Records SP-4227LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4227 / A&M Records SP-4227LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
69 vinyl pressings of Music From Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1969 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4227.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4227, SP 4227, AMLS 963, SAML-933600) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M CSG-SP4353-4 and A&M CSG-SP4354-4. 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.
