Vinyl pressings
by Gene Pitney · 1966
Backstage was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MS 3005A-1B B IIRunout A stamped, II etched
T MS 3005B-1B A II IIIIRunout B stamped, II IIII etched
MS 3095 AMatrix A on label
MS 3095 BMatrix B on label
MM 2095 A ²... Bell Sound sf I I II IRunout A
MM 2095 B ⁴... Bell Sound sf I I I I IRunout B
MM-2095-ALabel A
MM-2095-BLabel B
MM2095A RJG Bell Sound sf AB 4-66
MM2095B RJG Bell Sound sf AB 4-66
MM 2095 A³... (MR) △9084 Bell Sound sfRunout A etched; (MR), Bell Sound stamped
MM 2095 B³... (MR) Bell Sound sf △9084-XRunout B etched; (MR), Bell Sound stamped
MM-2095-ALabel A
MM-2095-BLabel B
MS3095A-1A RJG AB 5-66
MS3095B-1A RJG AB 5-66
MM2095A1
MM2095B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BP 233368First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | CBS SBP 233368First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia MM2095 / Musicor Records MM2095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia MS3095 / Musicor Records MS3095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS S 62796First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BP 473320First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Taiwan | Black Cat Record BC-4177LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1966 | UK | Stateside SL 10183First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Stateside SSL 10183First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MM2095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MM2095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MS3095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MM 2095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MS3095 / Musicor Records MS 3095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MM2095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Musicor Records MS3095LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Backstage are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Musicor Records MS3095, released June 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS3095, MM2095, MM 2095, SL 10183) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS 3005A-1B B II and T MS 3005B-1B A II IIII. 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.
