Vinyl pressings
by Scott Walker · 1968
Scott 2 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.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
632392 1L▽1 420Runout side A stamped variant 1
632392 2L▽1 420Runout side B stamped variant 1
632392 1L▽1 420Runout side A stamped variant 2
632392 2L▽1 420 11 5Runout side B stamped variant 2
844 210 1//Y1 ▽ 420 1Side A, stamped, variant 1
844 210 2//Y1 ▽ 420Side B, stamped, variant 1
1 1 844210 1//Y1▽420Side A, stamped, variant 2
1 844210 2//Y1▽420 1 7Side B, stamped, variant 2
SR 67106-A-S1Side 1
SR 67106-B-S1Side 2
SR 67106-A-S1Side A stamped runout
SR 67106-B-S1Side B stamped runout
MRSide A etched runout
MRSide B etched runout
A MX157737 PDS300–1Side A runout
A MX157738 PDS300–2Side B runout
MX157737Side A label
MX157738Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Philips PDS 300 / Philips PDS-300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Philips PDS 300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Philips PD 300First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Philips 844 210 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Philips 844 210 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Philips SFX-7114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Philips BY 844210 / Philips BY844210First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Philips BY 844210 / Philips BY844210First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Philippines | Philips SBL7840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Smash Records SRS-67106First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Philips BL7840 / Philips 632 392 BLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SBL7840 / Philips SBL.7840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Smash Records SRS-67106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Philips SFX-7114LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Philips SFX-5149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Philips 6381 015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Mercury 3728847LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2014 | Europe | Mercury 3728847LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Philips 6856 022LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Scott 2 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Philips BL7840, released March 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BL7840, SBL7840, SRS-67106, PDS 300) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 632392 1L▽1 420 and 632392 2L▽1 420. 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.
