Vinyl pressings
by Lauren Bacall · 1970
Applause (Original Broadway Cast) was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ABC OCS 11-A-1 LWA runout, var. 1
ABC OCS 11 B-1 LWB runout, var. 1
ABC OCS 11-A-1 LWA runout, var. 2
OCS 11 B-1 W1 LWB runout, var. 2
OCS-11-A W7 PXA runout
OSC 11-B-W5 PXB runout
ABCS-OC-11A label
ABCS-OC-11B label
ABC OCS 11A WI LWA runout
ABC OCS 11B WI LWB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11 / ABC Records ABCS-OC-11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Probe SPB 1055 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 93512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11 / ABC Records SO-93210LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11 / ABC Records ABCS-OC-11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Probe IPP-80523LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 37100LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37100LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11 / ABC Records ABCS-OC-11LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL 1724LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-37100 / MCA Records MCA 37100LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11 / ABC Records OC-11LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABC-OCS-11 / ABC Records OC-11LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | MCA Records ABC-OCS-11LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Applause (Original Broadway Cast) are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is ABC Records ABC-OCS-11.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABC-OCS-11, SPB 1055, ABCL 5020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABC OCS 11-A-1 LW and ABC OCS 11 B-1 LW. 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.
