Vinyl pressings
by Mantovani · 1960
Plays Music From Exodus And Other Great Themes was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, 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.
ZAL-4991-1E 11C C1[Variant 1] Side A - etched
ZAL-4992-2E 11E 3C[Variant 1] Side B - etched
1 ZAL-4991-1E 1 C[Variant 2] Side A - stamped
2B ZAL-4992-1E C1[Variant 2] Side B - stamped
ARL-4991-1ARunout Stamp Side A
PS 33B CARunout Etch Side A
ARL-4992-1ARunout Stamp Side B
PS 5C CARunout Etch Side B
CA ZAL-4991-IE 31Side A
CA ZAL-4992-IE 31Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | London Records LL 3231 / London Records LL.3231First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | London Records PS 224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | USA & Canada | London Records PS 224First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | London Records PS 224 / London Records PS.224First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Australia | Decca SKLA 7513 / Decca SKLA-7513LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Chile | London Records LLC-38322LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | South Africa | Decca LK 4368LP | LP |
| 1961 | US | London Records LL 3231 / London Records LL.3231LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | London Records LL 3231 / London Records LL.3231LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | London Records PS 224LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | London Records PS.224LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | London Records PS 224LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | London Records LL 3231 / London Records LL.3231LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | London Records PS 224 / London Records PS.224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca SKLA 7513 / Decca SKLA-7513LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Decca LKA 7513 / Decca LKA-7513LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | London Records PS 224LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records PS 224LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records PS 224LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records PS.224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records PS 224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records PS 224 / London Records PS.224LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Plays Music From Exodus And Other Great Themes are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada, USA & Canada. One of them is London Records PS 224, released December 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 224, LL 3231) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-4991-1E 11C C1 and ZAL-4992-2E 11E 3C. 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.
