Vinyl pressings
by Rodgers & Hammerstein · 1949
South Pacific was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1949, 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.
CO 41180 1AA side stamped variant 1
CO 41184 1AB side stamped variant 1
CO 41180A Side Center Label
CO 41184B Side Center Label
XLP 1116 1FSide A stamped, variant 1
XLP 1117 69 1D BSide B stamped, variant 1
FXLP 1116 1FSide A stamped, variant 2
FXLP 1117 1CSide B stamped, variant 2
CO 41180Label side A
CO 41184Label side B
CO 41189Label side C
CO 41190Label side D
XLP 1116-3F AA-side dead wax
XLP 1117-3F CB-side dead wax
XLP116A-side label
XLP117B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1949 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1949 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1949 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180First yearLP | LP |
| 1949 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1949 | US | Columbia Masterworks MM-850First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1949 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1949 | US | Columbia Masterworks mm-850 / Columbia Masterworks MM 850First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Columbia A-8507", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1952 | US | Columbia A-8507", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Box Set |
| 1955 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1005 / Columbia 33SX1005LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KLL-520LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Australia | Columbia 33 OSX1001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Australia | Columbia 33 OSX1001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | New Zealand | Columbia 33-MSX-1001 / Columbia 33 MSX 1001LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | South Africa | Columbia 33JSX1005 / Columbia 33JSX 1005LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Columbia 33SX1005 / Columbia 33SX 1005LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2040LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2040LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks OS 2040LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 2040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 70019 / CBS SBRG 70019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS BRG 70019LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONX 60042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia Masterworks S 32604LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 32604LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | CBS Masterworks JS 32604 / Columbia Masterworks JS 32604LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | US | CBS Masterworks JS 32604 / Columbia Masterworks JS 32604LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Analog Spark AS00027LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia 330SX 1001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Harmony HC 15063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLL 520LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLLS 520LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Columbia 33-OSX-1001LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLL-520LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Columbia 330SX 1001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 2040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks D 244 / Columbia Masterworks D244Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OS 2040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | Canada | CBS Masterworks OS 2040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks OL 4180LP, Album | LP, Album |
94 vinyl pressings of South Pacific are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1949 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks mm-850, released May 1949.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use mm-850, ML 4180, MM-850) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CO 41180 1A and CO 41184 1A. 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.
