Vinyl pressings
by Georg Friedrich Händel · 1960
Messiah Volume Two was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1960, 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.
9C-SF11-540A-20 BellSound AB-10-4 A1 9-19-60Side A runout
8C-SF11-341A- AB-10-4 A11Side B runout
9C-SF11-542A-2 FMR BellSound AB 3-4 1A ABSide C runout
3C-SF-543A - 8-18-60 AB A1Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Roulette (S) RGC-1 / Roulette SRGC-1First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1961 | UK | Saga XID XID 5112LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Saga XID SAGA 5112 / Saga XID STXID 5112LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Saga XID 5113 / Saga STXID 5113LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Saga XID STXID 5111 / Saga XID XID 5111LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Saga SAGA 5112LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Saga SAGA 5113LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Saga SAGA 5111 / Saga STXID 5111LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Roulette RGC-1LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Roulette RGC-1LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | UK | Saga XID 5111 / Saga XID 5112LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Saga STXID 5111 / Saga XID 5111LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Saga SAGA 5111 / Saga SAGA 5112LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | The Classics Club X2508/8LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Saga X I D 5111 - 3LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | US | Roulette (S) RGC-1 / Roulette SRGC-1LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
16 vinyl pressings of Messiah Volume Two are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1960 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Roulette (S) RGC-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use (S) RGC-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9C-SF11-540A-20 BellSound AB-10-4 A1 9-19-60 and 8C-SF11-341A- AB-10-4 A11. 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.
