Vinyl pressings
by Rotary Connection · 1968
Aladdin 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
W4RS-5319-1 LPS-317 #17212 S-1 4 [I I IV stamped]Etched runout A
W4RS-5320-1 LPS-317 # 17213 S-2 TM [I I A2 stamped]Etched runout B
#17212Side A label
#17213Side B label
W4RS-5319-1 LPS-317 #17212 S-1 4 I I A2Side A runout
W4RS-5320-1 LPS-317 # 17213 S-2 4 I X A2Side B runout
W4RS-5319Side A label
#17212Side A label
W4RS-5319-1B LPS-317 #17212 MR[in circle] △12329Side A etched
W4RS-5320-1B LPS-317 #17213 S-2 MR[in circle] △12329-XSide B etched
17212A Side Label
17213B Side Label
W4RS-5319-1 LPS-317 #17212 S-1 dhSide A runout
W4RS-5320-1 LPS-317 #17213 S-2 dhSide B runout
W4RS-5319Side A label
W4RS-5320Side B label
W4RS-5319-1B LPS-317 #17212 MR[in circle] △12329Side A etched
W4RS-5320-1B LPS-317 #17212 S-2 MR[in circle] △12329-XSide B etched
# 17212Side A matrix (set 1)
# 17213Side A matrix (set 1)
XCSV-141233Side A matrix (set 2)
XCSV-141234Side A matrix (set 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 | Chess CHLS-257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Cadet Concept CCS 317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Chess 275014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Chess XAR S-5012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Chess CHLS 1013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317 / Cadet Concept LPS-317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS-317 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317 / Cadet Concept LPS-317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317 / Cadet Concept LPS-317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317 / Cadet Concept LPS-317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317 / Cadet Concept 317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317 / Cadet Concept LPS-317First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317 / Cadet Concept LPS-317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Cadet Concept LPS-317LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cadet Concept LPS 317LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Chess Records CH-6007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Aladdin are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Cadet Concept LPS 317, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 317, LPS-317 DJ, CHLS-257, CCS 317) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W4RS-5319-1 LPS-317 #17212 S-1 4 [I I IV stamped] and W4RS-5320-1 LPS-317 # 17213 S-2 TM [I I A2 stamped]. 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.
