Vinyl pressings
by The Animals · 1965
The Most Of The Animals was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
XAX 3040 - 1 OSide A stamped, variant 1
XAX 3041 - 1 MSide B stamped, variant 1
XAX 3040 - 1 AASide A stamped, variant 2
XAX 3041 - 1 RPSide B stamped, variant 2
XAX 3040 - 1 ARSide A stamped
XAX 3041 - 1 GASide B stamped
XAX 3040-1 HRSide A runout, stamped
XAX 3041-1 G̶ RGSide B runout, stamped
XAX 3040Side A label, bracketed
XAX 3041Side B label, bracketed
XAX 3040-1Side A runout
XAX 3041-1Side B runout
XAX3040Side A label
XAX3041Side B label
XAX 3040-1Side A runout stamped
XAX 3041-1Side B runout stamped
XAX3040Side A label
XAX3041Side B label
XAX 3040-1Side A runout stamped
XAX 3041-1Side B runout stamped
XAX3040Side A label
XAX3041Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia 33OSX 6035 / Columbia 33-OSX-6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia 330SX 6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia 33OSX 6035 / Columbia 33-OSX-6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia OSX 6035 / Columbia OSX-6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia 33-OSX-6035 / Columbia 33OSX 6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Columbia 33OSX 6035 / Columbia 33-OSX-6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Israel | Columbia SX 6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Columbia MSX 60035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Peru | Odeon SX 6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | South Africa | Columbia 33JSX 6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Turkey | Odeon 33 SX 6035 / Odeon SX 6035First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia SX 6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia SX 6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Columbia SX 6035First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Columbia 33-JSX 6035LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Mexico | Capitol Pops POP-372LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSEMI-70707 / Columbia SX 6035LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSEMI-70707 / Columbia SX 6035LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSEMI-70707 / Jugoton LSEMI 70707LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia OSX 6035 / Columbia OSX-6035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Israel | Columbia SX 6035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Columbia MSX 60035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Nicaragua | Odeon SX-6035 / Odeon XAX-3041LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Peru | Odeon SX 6035LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Singapore | Columbia SX 6035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Singapore | Columbia SX 6035LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Singapore | Columbia SX 6035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSEMI-70707 / Columbia SX 6035LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSEMI-70707 / Columbia SX 6035LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Columbia SX 6035 / Jugoton LSEMI-70707LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of The Most Of The Animals are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1965 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Australia, Israel, New Zealand and more. One of them is Columbia SX 6035.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SX 6035, 33OSX 6035, OSX 6035, 33-OSX-6035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX 3040 - 1 O and XAX 3041 - 1 M. 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.
