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Oklahoma!

by Nelson Eddy · 1953

22 pressings5 countriesScoreMusicalStage & Screen

Oklahoma! was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Oklahoma!

1 pressing came out in 1953, the album's first year. 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.

US

1953
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 4598
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP 9725-1BRunout side A, stamped

XLP 9726-1ARunout side B, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 22 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1953USColumbia Masterworks ML 4598First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956CanadaColumbia CL 828LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 4598LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956CanadaColumbia CL 828LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956USColumbia CL 828LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956USColumbia CL 828LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963USColumbia Special Products CS 8739LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1967UKHallmark Records HM505 / Hallmark Records HM 505LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1987AustraliaCBS BW 11LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCBS KLLS-511LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustraliaCoronet KLL-511LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaCBS KLLS 511LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?CanadaHarmony HS 11164LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaHarmony HL 7364LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaHarmony HS 11164LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?New ZealandCoronet KLL 511LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKCBS RMS 52071 / Realm SRM 52071LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKCBS RM 52071 / Realm RM 52071LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKPhilips BBL 7114LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CL 828LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USHarmony HL 7364LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USColumbia CL 828LP, ReissueLP, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Overture
  2. A2Opening Of Act I: Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'
  3. A3The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
  4. A4Kansas City
  5. A5I Cain't Say No
  6. A6Entrance Of Ensemble
  7. A7Many A New Day
  8. A8It's A Scandal! It's A Outrage!
  9. B1People Will Say We're In Love
  10. B2Pore Jud Is Daid
  11. B3Lonely Room
  12. B4Out Of My Dreams
  13. B5Opening Of Act II: The Farmer And The Cowman
  14. B6All Er Nothin'
  15. B7Reprise Of People Will Say We're In Love
  16. B8Oklahoma!

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Oklahoma! are there?

22 vinyl pressings of Oklahoma! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1953 and 1987.

When was Oklahoma! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 4598.

How do I tell if my copy of Oklahoma! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 4598) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP 9725-1B and XLP 9726-1A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Oklahoma! on vinyl worth?

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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