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Big Western Movie Themes

by Geoff Love & His Orchestra · 1969

35 pressings13 countriesThemeStage & Screen

Big Western Movie Themes was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Big Western Movie Themes

13 pressings came out in 1969, 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.

UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Music For Pleasure MFP 1328
Format
LP · Red Labels
Runout / matrix

SMFP 1328 A-2Side A variant 1

SMFP 1328 B-4Side B variant 1

SMFP 1328 A-1GSide A runout variant 2

SMFP 1328 B-1GSide B runout variant 2

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UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Music For Pleasure MFP 1328
Format
LP · Red Labels
Runout / matrix

SMFP 1328A - 1GA-side runout

SMFP 1328B - 1GB-side runout

SMFP 1328AA-side label

SMFP 1328BB-side label

Full details of this pressing

UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Music For Pleasure MFP 1328
Format
LP · Red Labels
Runout / matrix

G SMFP 1328A - 1G CM0Runout side A

8 SMFP 1328A - 1G RPTRunout side B

SMFP 1328ALabel side A

SMFP 1328BLabel side B

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UK

1969
Label and catalog number
Music For Pleasure MFP 1328
Format
LP, Album · USA
Runout / matrix

SMFP-1328-A-5 K6581 SONSide A runout

SMFP-1328-B-6 K6582 SONSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

Australia

1969
Label and catalog number
Music For Pleasure MFP A8114Music For Pleasure SMFP-8114
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

SMFP 1328A-1GSide A Runout Stamped

SMFP 1328B-1GSide B Runout Stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 35 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969AustraliaMusic For Pleasure MFP A8114 / Music For Pleasure SMFP-8114First yearLPLP
1969AustraliaMusic For Pleasure MFP A 8114 / Music For Pleasure MFP-A 8114First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1969AustraliaMusic For Pleasure MFP A8114 / Music For Pleasure SMFP-8114First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1969FranceMusic For Pleasure MFP 5013First yearLPLP
1969GermanyMusic For Pleasure MFP 5013First yearLPLP
1969NetherlandsMusic For Pleasure MFP 5013-NFirst yearLPLP
1969New ZealandMusic For Pleasure MFP 5013First yearLPLP
1969SwedenMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328First yearLPLP
1969UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328First yearLPLP
1969UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1969UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328First yearLPLP
1969UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1969USMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328First yearLPLP
1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973BelgiumMusic For Pleasure 2M 048-94.631 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046 94 631LP, Misprint, StereoLP, Misprint, Stereo
1973BelgiumMusic For Pleasure 4M 024-94631LPLP
1973BelgiumMusic For Pleasure 2M 048-94.631 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046 94 631LPLP
1973BelgiumMusic For Pleasure 2M 046 94631 / Music For Plasure 2M 048-94.631LPLP
1973BelgiumMusic For Pleasure 2M 048-94.631 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046 94 631LP, Misprint, StereoLP, Misprint, Stereo
1975FranceMusic For Pleasure MFP 5013LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1975FranceMusic For Pleasure MFP 5013-F / Music For Pleasure MFP 5013LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1975FranceMusic For Pleasure MFP 5013-F / Music For Pleasure MFP 5013LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1976CanadaRingside RS 104LPLP
1979BelgiumMusic For Pleasure 4M058-94631LP, Picture Disc · Picture discLP, Picture Disc · Picture disc
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaAxis AXIS 6086LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceMusic For Pleasure 2M 046-94 631 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046 - 94.631LPLP
?FranceMusic For Pleasure 2M046-94631 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-94.631LPLP
?FranceMusic For Pleasure 2M046-94631 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-94.631LPLP
?FranceMusic For Pleasure 2M046-94631LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceMusic For Pleasure 2M 046 94 631 / Music For Pleasure 2 M 046-94631LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceMusic For Pleasure 2M 046 94 631 / Music For Pleasure 2 M 046-94631LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?ItalyMusic For Pleasure 2M 046 94631LPLP
?PakistanMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?South AfricaMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 1328LPLP

Tracklist

  1. A1The Big Country
  2. A2A Fistful Of Dollars
  3. A3The Call Of The Far Away Hills
  4. A4How The West Was Won
  5. A5The Green Leaves Of Summer
  6. A6The Magnificent Seven
  7. B1The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
  8. B2Friendly Persuasion
  9. B3Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
  10. B4Stagecoach To Cheyenne
  11. B5High Noon
  12. B6A Man, A Horse And A Gun

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Big Western Movie Themes are there?

35 vinyl pressings of Big Western Movie Themes are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1969 and 1979.

When was Big Western Movie Themes first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is Music For Pleasure MFP 1328.

How do I tell if my copy of Big Western Movie Themes is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MFP 1328, MFP A8114, MFP A 8114, MFP 5013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMFP 1328 A-2 and SMFP 1328 B-4. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Big Western Movie Themes on vinyl worth?

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.

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