US
1965- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 4669
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MG9974T2 2Side A runout
MG9975T2 2Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Carmen Cavallaro · 1965
The Magic Music Of Hollywood was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MG9974T2 2Side A runout
MG9975T2 2Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Brazil | Decca DL-12001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Canada | Decca DL 74669First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Brunswick STA 8624First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Decca DL 4669First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Spain | MCA Records S-21.305LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brazil | MCA Coral 203237LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | MCA Records MUPS 359LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | MCA Records MCAB-5026LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Decca SLK 86008-PLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MUP 359LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Brunswick LAT 8624LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Decca DL 74669LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | Decca DL 74669LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Decca DL 4669LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of The Magic Music Of Hollywood are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 4669.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 4669, STA 8624, DL-12001, DL 74669) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG9974T2 2 and MG9975T2 2. 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.