Vinyl pressings
by The George Mitchell Minstrels · 1960
The Black And White Minstrel Show was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
2XEA 1941-2N G AMSide A runout, variant 1
2XEA 1942-1N G GPSide B runout, variant 1
2XEA 1941-2N TO I 2Side A runout, variant 2
2XEA 1942-1N HA 1 2Side B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | His Master's Voice OCSD 1327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice MCLP 1399 / His Master's Voice MCLP.1399First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1399 / His Master's Voice CLP. 1399First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice CSD 1327 / His Master's Voice CSD. 1327First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1399 / His Master's Voice CLP. 1399LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP1399LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-05081LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice CSD 1327 / His Master's Voice OCLP-1460LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 5C 062-04253 X / EMI 5C 062-04253 XLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CSD 1327 / His Master's Voice CSD. 1327LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1399 / His Master's Voice CLP. 1399LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1399 / His Master's Voice CLP. 1399LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP. 1399 / His Master's Voice CLP 1399LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1399 / His Master's Voice CLP. 1399LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of The Black And White Minstrel Show are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is His Master's Voice CLP 1399.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP 1399, CSD 1327, OCSD 1327, MCLP 1399) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XEA 1941-2N G AM and 2XEA 1942-1N G GP. 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.
