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 8 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.
ZTSP 106 391 - 1P T1 GEtched Side A, Variant 1
ZTSP 106 392 - 1P G 1Etched Side B, Variant 1
ZTSP106391-1B p GA-Side Runout Etched, Variant 2
p ZTSP106392-1A GB-Side Runout Etched, Variant 2
ZTSP 106391A-Side Label
ZTSP 106392B-Side Label
ZTSP 106 391 - 1KEtched Side A (Variant 1)
ZTSP 106 392 - 1KEtched Side B (Variant 1)
ZTSP 106391A-Side Label
ZTSP 106392B-Side Label
ZTSP 106 392 - 1K REtched Side A (R is stamped)
ZTSP 106 391 - 1K REtched Side B (R is stamped)
ZTSP 106391A-Side Label
ZTSP 106392B-Side Label
ZTSP 106391A-Side Label
ZTSP 106392B-Side Label
ZTSP 106391-1D TI G
ZTSP106392-1D G TI
ZTSP106391-1B p G 2A-Side Runout Etching
p ZTSP106392-1A 1 GB-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 106391A-Side Label
ZTSP 106392B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BA-221286First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia MU-4-1171First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Greece | CBS BA 301107First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Greece | CBS BA 301107First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Mexico | CBS 5913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Southern Rhodesia | CBS SSC.666First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MU 1171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MU 1171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MU 1171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MU 1171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MU 1171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Musicor Records MU 1171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS LL-936-MRFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Backstage are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Japan, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Musicor Records MU 1171.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MU 1171, LL-936-MR, BA-221286, MU-4-1171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP 106 391 - 1P T1 G and ZTSP 106 392 - 1P G 1. 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.
