Vinyl pressings
by Jule Styne · 1968
Funny Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 13 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.
XSM137021-3A TSide A runout, variant 1
XSM137022-4A TSide B runout, variant 1
XSM137021-3B TSide A runout, variant 2
XSM137022-4B TSide B runout, variant 2
ZSM138730-1A TIIIStamped runout A except TIII etched
ZSM138731JB TIIIIStamped runout B except TIIII etched
ZSM 138730JBLabel A
ZSM 138731JBLabel B
XSM137021-3D PSide A runout, var. 1
XSM137022-4D PSide B runout, var. 1
XSM137021-3C P F3 oSide A runout, var. 2
XSM137022-4C P A1 D3 oSide B runout, var. 2
o XSM137021-3F 1 A1Side A runout - stamped
o XSM137022-4F 1 A1Side B runout - stamped
XSM 137021Side A label
XSM 137022Side B label
XSM137021-3FSide A runout - stamped
XSM137022-4FSide B runout - stamped
XSM 137021Side A label
XSM 137022Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | CBS 8907 / CBS 8.907First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233583 / CBS SBP-233583First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Chile | CBS 111.040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | CBS S 70044 / CBS S 70.044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | CBS S 70044 / CBS S 70.044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 70044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 79 571LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | Greece | CBS 70044LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | Greece | CBS SBRG 70044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Israel | CBS S 70044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 70044 / CBS BOS 3220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 70044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473580First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS BSF 9123 / CBS BSF.9123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | CBS S-70044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 45 083LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia SQ 30992LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 45 083LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | CBS Q 70044LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | US | Columbia Masterworks 3220 / Columbia Masterworks JS 3220LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | US | Columbia Masterworks 3220 / CBS Masterworks JS 3220LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 70044LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CBS SQ 30992LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Australia | CBS BP 233583 / CBS BP-233583LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 14-70044 / CBS CBS 14-70044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 14-70044 / CBS CBS 14-70044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | CBS S 70.044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS S 70.044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS S 70044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | India | CBS BOS-3220LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 44009LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CLS 5274LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 14-70044 / CBS CBS 14-70044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | CBS S 70044 / CBS 70044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 70044 / CBS (S) BRG 70044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
63 vinyl pressings of Funny Girl are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1968 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks BOS 3220, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BOS 3220, 7-3220, DC42268, S 70044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM137021-3A T and XSM137022-4A T. 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.
