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Finian's Rainbow

by Ella Logan · 1947

22 pressings4 countriesMusicalStage & Screen

Finian's Rainbow was first pressed on vinyl in 1947. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Finian's Rainbow

2 pressings came out in 1947, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Canada

1947
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks D182
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

CO 37550 B 1AStamped Runout A

CO 37551 B B 1CStamped Runout B

CO 37552 B 1C DStamped Runout C

CO 37556 C 1A FStamped Runout D

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 22 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1940s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1947CanadaColumbia Masterworks D182First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1947USColumbia Masterworks MM 686First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album
1948USColumbia Masterworks ML 4062LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950USColumbia Masterworks A-686Box Set, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPMBox Set, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961CanadaColumbia Masterworks OS 2080LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1963CanadaColumbia Masterworks OS 2080LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCoronet KLL-537LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4062LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks OL 4062LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks OL 4062LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4062LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?UKPhilips B 47098 L / Philips BBL 7466LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USColumbia Masterworks OL 4062LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USColumbia Masterworks PS 2080LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 4062LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks OL 4062LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks CS 2080LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia Masterworks OS 2080LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks OS 2080LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks OL 4062LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 4062LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
All 16 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. AOverture
  2. BThis Time Of The Year
  3. CHow Are Things In Glocca Morra!
  4. DIf This Isn't Love
  5. ELook To The Rainbow
  6. FOld Devil Moon
  7. GSomething Sort Of Grandish
  8. HNecessity
  9. IWhen The Idle Poor Become The Idle Rich
  10. JThe Begat
  11. KWhen I'm Not Near The Girl I Love
  12. LThat Great Come And Get It Day

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Finian's Rainbow are there?

22 vinyl pressings of Finian's Rainbow are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1947 and 1963.

When was Finian's Rainbow first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1947, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MM 686.

How do I tell if my copy of Finian's Rainbow is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM 686, D182) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Finian's Rainbow on vinyl worth?

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.

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