Vinyl pressings
by Frank Sinatra · 1981
20 Classic Tracks was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year. 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.
ST1 26062-1 10 !Side A runout, stamped
ST2 26062-1 5 1+LMSide B runout, stamped
ST1 26062Side A label
ST2 26062Side B label
ST1 26062-1 4 1 iSide A Stamped; 4 1 i sideways; variant 1
ST2 26062-1 4 1 i HTMSide B Stamped; 4 1 i sideways; HTM etch; variant 1
ST1 26062-1 2 8Side A Stamped; 2 8 Sideways; variant 2
ST2 26062-1 3 3Side B Stamped; 3 3 Sideways; variant 2
ST1 26062-1 1Side A Stamped
ST2 26062-1 45 2 HΓMSide B Stamped except HΓM: Etched
ST1 26062-1 3 1Runout Side A Stamped
ST2 26062-1 45 2 HΓMRunout Side B Stamped except HΓM etched
(ST1 26062)Label Side A matrix
(ST2 26062)Label Side B matrix
ST1 26062-1 6 2Side A Stamped / 6 and 2 sideways
ST2 26062-1 D3 2 HTMSide B Stamped / HTM etched, D3 and 2 sideways
ST1 26062Side A label
ST2 26062Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50530 / Capitol Records MFP 50530First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50530 / Capitol Records MFP 50530First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50530 / Capitol Records MFP 50530First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50530 / Capitol Records MFP 50530First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50530 / Capitol Records MFP 50530First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | EMI 10C 046-086.630LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Nipper 056 18 6630 1 / Capitol Records 056-1866301LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 1038-1 311 / EMI 11 1038-1 311LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Nipper 056-1866301 / Capitol Records 056-1866301LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50530LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50530LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of 20 Classic Tracks are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1981 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK. One of them is Music For Pleasure MFP 50530.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MFP 50530) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1 26062-1 10 ! and ST2 26062-1 5 1+LM. 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.
