US
1965- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 2418
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP111097-2A T oRunout A variant 1
XLP111098-1A o A TRunout B variant 1
o XLP111097-2C T IRunout A variant 2
o XLP111098-1C DRunout B variant 2
Vinyl pressings
by Robert Goulet · 1965
On Broadway was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XLP111097-2A T oRunout A variant 1
XLP111098-1A o A TRunout B variant 1
o XLP111097-2C T IRunout A variant 2
o XLP111098-1C DRunout B variant 2
o XSM111099-2E A11Runout side A
XSM111100-1DRunout side B
XSM 111099Label side A
XSM 111100Label side B
o XLP111097-2C A1111111Side A runout
T o XLP111098-1C D11Side B runout
XLP 111097Side A label
XLP 111098Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CS 9218First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2418First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9218First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS9386First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2418First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2418First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBPG 62642LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | CBS BPG 62642LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS SBP 233304LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BP-473277 / CBS BP473277LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473277 / CBS SBP473277LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Harmony HC 15050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of On Broadway are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 2418.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2418, CS 9218, CS9386) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP111097-2A T o and XLP111098-1A o A T. 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.