Vinyl pressings
by Original Soundtrack Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cast · 1968
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ULP 1200 - A - - 1 L 1Side A variant 1
ULP 1200 B - 1 P 1Side B variant 1
ULP 1200 - A - - 1 L 1Side A variant 2
ULP 1200 B - 1 L 1Side B variant 2
SULP 12004A - 1Side A runout
SULP 12008B - 1Side B runout
UPL1200-A--1 GA 1Side A runout
UPL 1200B-1 GD 1Side B runout
UPL.1200 ASide A label
UPL.1200 BSide B label
UAS-5188A-1BSide 1
UAS-5188B-1BSide 2
UAS-5188A-1BVariant 1, Side A Runout
UAS-5188B-1BVariant 1, Side B Runout
UAS-5188A-1AVariant 2, Side A Runout
UAS-5188B-1AVariant 2, Side B Runout
UAS-5188A-1FSide 1
UAS-5188B-VFSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | United Artists Records (S)UAL 933035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | United Artists Records M-UA 20041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 5188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Greece | United Artists Records UA 5188First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | United Artists Records UAS 5188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 9033First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 9033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | United Artists Records GP-6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Mexico | United Artists Records GU 191-140 / Gamma GU 191-140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | United Artists Records MGUA S-9483First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | United Artists Records (S)UAL 933035 / United Artists Records SUAL-933035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | United Artists Records UAS 5188 / United Artists Records SULP 1200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | United Artists Records UAS 5188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Spain | United Artists Records HU 061-55First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Taiwan | Gold Star GSS-7008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | United Artists Records (S)UAL 933035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | United Artists Records SULP 1200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | United Artists Records SULP 1200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records SULP 1200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | United Artists Records GXH 6028 / United Artists Records GXH-6028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 3020665421 / Barnes & Noble 206654LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2017 | US | Varèse Sarabande 302 066 542 1LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Varèse Sarabande 302 066 542 1 / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 302 066 542 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Discos Fuentes 215058LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Sunset Records SLS 50408LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1968 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records ULP 1200.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ULP 1200, SULP 1200, UAS 5188, (S)UAL 933035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ULP 1200 - A - - 1 L 1 and ULP 1200 B - 1 P 1. 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.
