Vinyl pressings
by Scott Joplin · 1973
The Red Back Book was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
S-1-36060-F4.. 3 * 2Runout side A etched/stamped variant 1
S-2-36060-F-6.. 1 * 2Runout side B etched/stamped variant 1
S-1-36060-F-4 . 1 *Runout side A etched/stamped variant 2
S-2-36060-F-5 .. 1 * 2Runout side B etched/stamped variant 2
S-1-36060 - F1 —◁Runout A-side, variant 1
S-2-36060 - F1 —◁Runout B-side, variant 1
S-1-36060 - F1 #2 —◁Runout A-side, variant 2
S-2-36060 - F2 —◁Runout B-side, variant 2
S 1 36060 F5 #1 0Runout A, variant 1
S 2 36060 F3 #1 0Runout B, variant 1
S 1 36060 F6 #2 0Runout A, variant 2
S 2 36060 F3 #4 0Runout B, variant 2
S 1-36060Label - Side A
S 2-36060Label - Side B
S-1-36060Side A label
S-2-36060Side B label
S-1-26060 G-12
S-2-36060 G-13
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | His Master's Voice OCSD.7706 / His Master's Voice OCSD-7706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | Capitol Records S-36060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Capitol Records 2 C 064 - 81 531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Capitol Records 2C064-81 531First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 056-81 492 / Angel Records 1C 056-81 492First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Mexico | Angel Records SAM-3502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Mexico | Angel Records SAM-35027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 5C 053-81503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Capitol Records S(L) 36060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | EMI EMD 5503 / EMI 0C 061 ◦ 81492First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Angel Records S-36060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Angel Records S-36060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Angel Records S-36060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Angel Records S-36060 / Angel Records R114003LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST-36060LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1115 2935 / EMI 1115 2935LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1115 2935 / EMI 1115 2935LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 1J 063-81.492LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia | World Record Club R 09922 / His Master's Voice OCSD.7706LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | New Zealand | World Record Club WC 8625 / World Record Club WE 8625LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | UK | His Master's Voice ESD 7175 / His Master's Voice 0C 037- 81 492LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OCSD.7706LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records s-36060LP | LP |
29 vinyl pressings of The Red Back Book are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1973 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Angel Records S-36060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-36060, EMD 5503, OCSD.7706, 2 C 064 - 81 531) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-1-36060-F4.. 3 * 2 and S-2-36060-F-6.. 1 * 2. 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.
