Vinyl pressings
by Gwen Verdon · 1966
Sweet Charity (A New Musical Comedy) 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.
6 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XXSM112330-1HSide A Runout, Variant 1
XXSM112331-1FSide B Runout, Variant 1
XXSM112331-1ASide A Runout, Variant 2
XXSMaa2331-1DSide B Runout, Variant 2
o XXLP112328-1C 1 PSide A runout
XXLP112329-1B 1 P oSide B runout
MX147421 BP233325-1Side A runout stamped
MX147422 BP233325-2Side B runout stamped
BP-233325 (KOL6500) MX147421Side 1 label
BP-233325 (KOL6500) MX147422Side 2 label
o XXSM112330-1AARunout Side A, stamped
o XXSM112331-1DI CRunout Side B, stamped
XSM 112330Side 1 matrix
XSM 112331Side 2 matrix
XXSM112330-1HSide 1 runout stamped, variant 1
XXSM112331-1FSide 2 runout stamped, variant 1
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 233325First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks KOS 2900First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks KOL 6500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BP 473344First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia Masterworks KOS 2900First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia Masterworks KOL-6500 / Columbia Masterworks KOL 6500First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | South Africa | Coral SCRL 129LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233325LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks KOS 2900LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks KOL 6500LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | CBS 32662 / Cameo 32662LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks KOS 2900LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks PS 2900LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks KOS 2900 / Columbia Masterworks 2900LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Sweet Charity (A New Musical Comedy) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia Masterworks KOS 2900.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KOS 2900, KOL-6500, BP 233325, KOL 6500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM112330-1H and XXSM112331-1F. 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.
