Vinyl pressings
by The Muppets · 1978
The Muppet Show 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 12 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.
AB-4192-SA STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
AB-4192-SB STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
T1 AB 4192-SA-1-CTH STERLING A>Side A runout, variant 2
2T AB 4192-SB-1-CTH STERLING 1BSide B runout, variant 2
2Ƨ AB-4192-SA-1B STERLING A8Side A runout variant 1
1S AB-4192-SB-1B STERLING B2Side B runout variant 1
2Ƨ AB-4192-SA-1B STERLING A3Side A runout variant 2
1S AB-4192-SB-1B STERLING B1Side B runout variant 2
AB 4192 SASide 1 Matrix
AB 4192 SBSide 2 Matrix
AB-4192-SA HUB STERLINGSide 1 Runout
AB-4192-SB STERLING HUBSide 2 Runout
Side 1: NSPH 21A-1◊MB
Side 2: NSPH 21B-1◊MB
Side 1: NSPH 21A-1◊MBRunout Side A Hand Etched
Side 2: NSPH 21B-1◊MBRunout Side B Hand Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Pye Records SPLP-1527 / Astor SPLP-1527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Astor SPLP 1527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AB 4192First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | France | Pye Records 406-PYSE. 5511First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Greece | Pye Records NSPH 5014First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Ireland | Pye Records NSPH 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | Teen Records NSPH 21 / Hataklit Ltd. DD 35181First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Pye Records NSPH 21First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Portugal | Pye Records PRAT 21First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Portugal | Pye Records NSPH 21First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Rhodesia | Pye Records NSPH 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | Pye Records NSPH 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records NSPH 21First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Pye Records NSPH 21First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Arista AB 4192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Arista ABM 65024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Arista ABM-65024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Pye Records 5511LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
26 vinyl pressings of The Muppet Show 2 are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Arista AB 4192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4192, NSPH 21, SPLP-1527, SPLP 1527) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB-4192-SA STERLING and AB-4192-SB 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.
