Vinyl pressings
by Grover Washington, Jr. · 1975
Mister Magic was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
RVG 98780 ARE-2 VAN GELDERA Side runout [variant 1]
RVG 98781 B RE-7 VAN GELDERB Side runout [variant 1]
RVG 98780 A RE-8 VAN GELDERA Side runout [variant 3]
RVG 98780 B RE-6 VAN GELDERB Side runout [variant 3]
RVG-98780 - A-7 - 1A WASide A runout
RVG-98780 - B - 2A WASide B runout
R VG 98780 A -2A S1 WASide A runout
R VG 98780 B -2A S1 WASide B runout
RVG • 98780 • A • RE-8〡VAN GELDERSide A runout
RVG • 98780 • B - RE-7〡VAN GELDERSide B runout
RVG 98780 ASide A label
RVG 98780 BSide B label
R VG 98780 A -2A SX SI BPA-side runout
#13 KU-20S1-RVG-98780-B-06B MR Δ20324-XB-side runout
RVG 98780 AA-side label
RVG 98780 BB-side label
RVG 98780 A -2A B1Runout Side A
RVG 98780 B-RV 5 XT VAN GELDER A30Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Columbia KU-20 S1LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Argentina | Parnaso Records PSL 50003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Kudu KU-20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Kudu KU 20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Kudu KU 20 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Kudu KU 20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Kudu GP 3009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Kudu GP 3009First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Kudu KU 20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Kudu KU 20 / Kudu KU-20First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 20 S1 / Kudu KU-20 S1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU-20 S1 / Kudu KU-0020S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 20 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 20 S1 / Kudu KU-20 S1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 20 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | CTI Records GSL 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | CTI Records GSL 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | France | Motown 535013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Motown 230·15·001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Motown STMS 5027 / Motown 0C 054-90 603LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | Motown M 175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-175V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-175V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Kudu VIP-4133LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Motown VIP-4133LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | Motown SNL1-60038LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA SNL 1-60038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | Motown WL72079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Venezuela | Motown 102-38038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | RCA SNL 1-60038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Kudu DKU-455LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Kudu KU-20LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Motown 535 013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Kudu KU 20/ RVG 98780LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Kudu KU 20 / Kudu 0000 020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CTI Records KU 20LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Kudu KU 20LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | CTI Records KU 20 S1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin Y 146LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Motown STMS 5027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Motown M5-175V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Motown M5-175V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Mister Magic are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, New Zealand, Argentina and more. One of them is Kudu KU 20 S1, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU 20 S1, KU-20 S1, KU 20, PSL 50003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG 98780 ARE-2 VAN GELDER and RVG 98781 B RE-7 VAN GELDER. 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.
