Vinyl pressings
by La Flavour · 1980
Mandolay was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 9 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.
T SCL-7861- SIDE-1 - CT1Etched side 1 Variant 1
T 1 SCL-7861-SIDE- 2 CT1Etched side 2 Variant 1
SCL-7861-SIDE-1 -/A A-B sa (upside down)Etched side 1 Variant 2
SCL 7861 SIDE 2 - /B A2 s\(upside down)Etched side 2 Variant 2
S SCL-7861-SWF-1-1ASide 1
1S SCL-7861-SIDE- 2-1ASide 2
GX 01 1131 A1 UEtched side A
GX-01-1131-B1 PP-26-JUN-80-IIEtched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Young 304.1169 / RGE 304.1169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Swing SS-6022 / Tropical SS-6022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Derby DBR 20213First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Philippines | Sweet City SCL 7861 / Sweet City SCL — 7861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Sweet City M.66-203 S / Marfer M.66-203 SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Sweet City SCL 7861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Sweet City SCL 7861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Beta Record C.A. LPBS-1011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-1131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | Epic EPC 84573 / Sweet City EPC 84573First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Argentina | American Recording AR 8006LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Mandolay are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Mexico, Greece, Brazil and more. One of them is Sweet City SCL 7861.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCL 7861, GX 01-1131, EPC 84573, 304.1169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T SCL-7861- SIDE-1 - CT1 and T 1 SCL-7861-SIDE- 2 CT1. 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.
