Vinyl pressings
by Scott Joplin · 1970
Piano Rags By Scott Joplin was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
H-71248-A-3 SP STERLING RLRunout, side A, variant 1
H-71248-B-3 SP STERLINGRunout, side B, variant 1
H-71248-A-3 SP TVCA STERLING RLRunout, side A, variant 2
H-71248-B-3 SP TVCA STERLINGRunout, side B, variant 2
H-71248-A-3 CTH A STERLING RL T 1Runout, side A (etched except "A," "STERLING," and "T," stamped)
H-71248-B CTH STERLING RL B T 1Runout, side B (etched except "B," "STERLING," and "T," stamped)
H-71248-ACenter label, side A
H-71248-BCenter label, side B
2 S H-71248-A-1 CSM STERLING RLSide A runout, etched ('STERLING' is stamped)
H-71248-B CSM STERLING RLSide B runout, etched ('STERLING' is stamped)
H-71248-ALabel side A
H-71248-BLabel side B
H-71248-A-3 SP STERLING RLRunout, side A
H-71248-B-3 SP STERLINGRunout, side B
H-71248-ACenter label, side A
H-71248-BCenter label, side B
H-71248-A STERLING RLRunout side A
H • 71248 - B STERLING RLRunout side B
H-71248-ALabel side A
H-71248-BLabel side B
H-71248-A AIR STERLING (stamped) RL (etched)Runout, side A
H-71248-B AI 0 (crosssed through) R STERLING (stamped)Runout, side B
H-71248-ACenter label, A-side
H-71248-BCenter label, B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Nonesuch H-71248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Nonesuch H-71248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Nonesuch H-71248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Nonesuch H-71248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Nonesuch H-71248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Nonesuch H-71248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Germany | Elektra ELK 32 005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Elektra P-8459ELP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Japan | Nonesuch C 5003H / Nonesuch H-71248LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 32 005 (H 71248) / Elektra ELK 32005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 32 005 / Elektra H 71248LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 22 006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Nonesuch H-71248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Piano Rags By Scott Joplin are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, South Africa. One of them is Nonesuch H-71248.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H-71248, EKC 6040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H-71248-A-3 SP STERLING RL and H-71248-B-3 SP STERLING. 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.
