Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Bernstein · 1961
"On The Town" was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XXSM50599-2B B I I I TSide A stamped, exc. I I I etched
XXSM50600-2B T B I ISide B stamped, exc. I I etched
XSM 50599Side A label matrix
XSM 50600Side B label matrix
XLP50597-2C I I I ISide A stamped, exc. I I I I etched
XLP50598-2DSide B stamped
x"Lp" 50597Side A label matrix
x"Lp" 50598Side B label matrix
XXSM50599-2B B I I I TSide A stamped, exc. I I I etched
XXSM50600-2B T B I ISide B stamped, exc. I I etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | Philips BBL 7462First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2028First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5540First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2028First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | Japan | CBS YS-550-CLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | CBS 32315LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLLS 1660LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLL 1660LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 2028LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks S 31005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 5540LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Philips SBBL.613 / Philips 847089BYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks S 31005LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2028LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 5540LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks AS 31005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks S 31005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of "On The Town" are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1961 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK. One of them is Columbia Masterworks OS 2028.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OS 2028, OL 5540, BBL 7462) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM50599-2B B I I I T and XXSM50600-2B T B I I. 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.
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