Vinyl pressings
by Ethel Merman · 1959
Gypsy - A Musical Fable was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
XLP47185-1F 1ARunout Side A - Variant 1
XXLP47186-1HRunout Side B - Variant 1
XLP47185-2G 1111Runout Side A - Variant 2
XLP47186-1F111Runout Side B - Variant 2
XXSM47187-1AK / XXSM47188 1BH
Side 1: XXSM47187-1D; Side 2: XXSM47188-1A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5420First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5420First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5420First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5420First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Columbia Masterworks SAPG 60003 / Columbia Masterworks OS 2017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5420LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | UK | Embassy EMB 31025LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Embassy S EMB 31025LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Masterworks S 32607 / Columbia S 32607LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Masterworks S 32607LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Masterworks S 32607LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP-5970LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Embassy EMB 31025 (L)LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2017 / Analog Spark AS00026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS YS-540-CLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS APG 60003LP | LP |
| ? | US | Columbia OS 2017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks 32607LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia OS 2017LP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of Gypsy - A Musical Fable are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks OL 5420.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OL 5420, OS 2017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP47185-1F 1A and XXLP47186-1H. 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.
