Vinyl pressings
by Meco Monardo · 1978
The Wizard Of Oz was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 19 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.
MNLP-8009-AS-R2 S-6116 STERLINGA Side Runout
MNLP-8009-BS-R2 S-6117 STERLINGB Side Runout
MNLP-8009-ASA Side Label
MNLP-8009-BBSB Side Label
MNLP-8009-AS-PRC-R-1-1-1 STERLINGA side runout, variant 1
MNLP-8009-BS-PRC-R 2-1-1-SB side runout, variant 1
MNLP-8009-AS-PRC-R-1-1-11 STERLINGA side runout, variant 2
MNLP-8009-BS-PRC-R-2-1-11B side runout, variant 2
MNLP-8009-AS-PRC-R-1-1-1 STERLINGSide A runout
MNLP-8009-BS-PRC-R 2-1-1-SSide B runout
MNLP-8009-ASSide A label
MNLP-8009-BSSide B label
MNLP-8009-AS-GD 1 K-10010 GOLSide A runout
MNLP-8009-BS-GD 1 GOL K-10012 STERLINGSide B runout
MNLP 8009 ASSide A label
MNLP 8009 BSSide B label
PRC-Rin runouts
MNLP-8009-AS-PRC-R-1-1-1 STERLINGSide A runout
MNLP-8009-BS-PRC-R 2-1-1-SSide B runout
MNLP-8009-AS-R2Side A label
MNLP-8009-AS-SP-R 1 STERLING SRCA side runout
MNLP-8009-BS-SP1 STERLING SRCB side runout
MNLP-8009-ASSide A label
MNLP-8009-BSSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | RCA avs - 4643First yearLP, Album, Mixed, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Mixed, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor DXL1 3060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.8096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Millennium MNLP 8009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Millennium MNLP 8009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | RCA 05(4031)01584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA Victor XL 13060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA XL 13060 / RCA Victor XL 13060First yearLP, Album, Mixed, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Mixed, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA XL 13060 / RCA Victor XL 13060First yearLP, Album, Mixed, Stereo | LP, Album, Mixed, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RVP - 6332First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA Victor MILS-4383First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA Victor XL-13060 / RCA XL-13060First yearLP, Album, Mixed · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mixed · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Peru | RCA DLX1-3060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | RCA Victor DXL1-3060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Portugal | RCA VICTOR XL-13 060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Birchmount BM 916LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | RCA Victor MNLP-8009 / RCA Victor 1033LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
36 vinyl pressings of The Wizard Of Oz are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is Millennium MNLP 8009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MNLP 8009, MNLP-8009-DJ, XL 13060, DXL1 3060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MNLP-8009-AS-R2 S-6116 STERLING and MNLP-8009-BS-R2 S-6117 STERLING. 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.
