Vinyl pressings
by Evelyn King · 1979
Music Box was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
AFL1-3033A-8 1 A 1 MSide A, variant 1, runout
AFL1-3033B-2 1 A 2 DDSide B, variant 1, runout
AFL1-3033A-6Side A, variant 2, runout
AFL1-3033B-6Side B, variant 2, runout
AFL1-3033A-8 I A10Side A runout
AFL1-3033B-1 I A2EESide B runout
AFL1-3033-ASide A label
AFL1-3033-BSide B label
APL1 3033-A A1A1 DB APSide A runout
APL1 3033-B A1A1 DB BTSide B runout
AFL1-3033 ASide A Label
AFL1-3033 BSide B Label
̶T̶X̶TG AFL1-3033-A-Runout A
TG AFL1-3033-BRunout B
AFL1-3033-ALabel A
AFL1-3033-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4697First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1 3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.4129 / RCA 1044129First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-3033First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA Victor AFL1-3033 / RCA AFL1-3033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | RCA Victor PL13033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 13033 / RCA PL 13033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | RCA PL 13033 / RCA Victor PL 13033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | RCA PL 13033 / RCA Victor PL 13033First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA RVP-6363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RCA PL-13033 / RCA Victor PL-13033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1-3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor PL 13033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | RCA PL-13033 / RCA Victor PL-13033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-3033 / RCA AFL1-3033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Music Box are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA Victor AFL1-3033.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-3033, PL-13033, APL1 3033, 104.4129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL1-3033A-8 1 A 1 M and AFL1-3033B-2 1 A 2 DD. 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.
