Vinyl pressings
by Ernest Gold · 1960
Exodus - An Original Soundtrack Recording 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.
20 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
L2 ZP4535-7S EI RRunout side A, stamped
L2 ZP4536--8S A8 RRunout side B, stamped
L2ZP-4535Label side A
L2ZP-4536Label side B
L2 ZP4535-9S HA side runout, stamped
L2 ZP4536-4SB side runout, stamped
L2ZP-4335A side label
L2ZP-4536B side label
L2 P̶ZP4535-1S Λ1 IRunout A
L2 ZPP̶-4536-1S Ⅰ Λ1Runout B
L2ZP-4535Label A
L2ZP-4536Label B
L2 ZP4535-19S AI RSide A stamped except "R"
L2 ZP4536--15S A4 RSide B stamped
L2ZP-4535Side A label
L2ZP-4536Side B label
L2 ZP4535-1SS A1 IA side stamped
L2 ZP4536-1S I E1B side stamped
L2ZP-4535A side label
L2ZP-4536B side label
L2Z#̶Y4537-3S HSide A runout
L3 ZY4538-3S HSide B runout
L2ZY-4537Label, side A
L2ZY-4538Label, side B
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 | Canada | RCA Victor LOC 1058First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LSO 1058 / RCA Victor LSO-1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LOC-1058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LOC-1058First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LOC-1058First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Japan | Victor RA 5019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | South Africa | RCA 30,163 / RCA Victor LOC 1058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor RD 27210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor SF-5093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | RCA RD-27210 / RCA LOC-1058First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor RD 27210First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LOC-1058First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSO 1058 / RCA Victor LSO-1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSO-1058 / RCA Victor LSO 1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSO-1058 / RCA Victor LSO 1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | South Korea | RCA Victor LSO-1058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | RCA NL 13872LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA NL - 13872LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | RCA NL 13872LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | RCA NL 13872LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA 2-90.038 / Belter 2-90.038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA L101016LP | LP |
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor LOC-1058LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor LOC-1058LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSO-1058LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSO-1058LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LOC-1058 / RCA Victor LOC 1058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LOC 1058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | RCA NL83872LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor MKL 1356LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | RCA NL - 13872LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSO 1058 / RCA Victor LSO-1058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSO 1058 / RCA Victor LSO-1058LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AYL1-3872LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSO 1058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | RCA Victor AVL-3342LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
47 vinyl pressings of Exodus - An Original Soundtrack Recording are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1960 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is RCA Victor LOC-1058, released November 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LOC-1058, LSO 1058, LSO-1058, RD 27210) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 ZP4535-7S EI R and L2 ZP4536--8S A8 R. 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.
