Vinyl pressings
by Leslie Bricusse · 1970
Scrooge 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.
9 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MAL-30258-1DSide A Runout - Var. 1
MBL-30258-1CSide B Runout - Var. 1
o MAL-30258-1F I B1Side A Runout - Var. 2
o MBL-30258-1C \ ASide B Runout - Var. 2
MAL-30258-1H 1T 1VSide A runout
MBL-30258-1B 2T [?]VSide B runout
AL 30258Side A label
BL 30258Side B label
S 70077 A1Stamped Side A
S 70077 B1Stamped Side B
A MX162725 SBP233869-1Side 1 runout - stamped
A MX162726 SBP233869-2Side 2 runout - stamped
MX162725Side 1 label
MX162726Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | CBS 22655First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Argentina | CBS 9.068First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Australia | CBS SBP 233869First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks S 30528First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks S 30528First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | CBS S-BSF 9194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | CBS S 70077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Columbia S 30258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia S 30258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Taiwan | First Record FL 2288LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1977 | US | Columbia P 14077LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products CSS 16657", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Scrooge are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia S 30258.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 30258, S 70077, SBP 233869, S 30528) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL-30258-1D and MBL-30258-1C. 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.
