Vinyl pressings
by The Osmonds · 1971
Osmonds was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 11 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.
SE 4724 MGS2356 Re. 1[Variant 1] runout side A
SE4724 MGS2357 Re. * 2[Variant 1] runout side B
SE4724 MGS2356*2 11 [Block-shaped S][Variant 2] runout side A
SE 4724 MGS 2357 Re. 1 2 [Block-shaped S][Variant 2] runout side B
SE 4724 MGS 2356-1 Re.1Side A runout
SE4724 MGS2357-1 Re.1Side B runout
MGS 2356Side A label
MGS 2357Side B label
SE 4724 MGS2356 1ASide A runout
SE4724 MGS2357 1B SXSide B runout
MGS 2356Label side A
MGS 2357Label side B
SE 4724 MGS2356 Re1Side A runout
SE4724 MGS2357 Re2Side B runout
MGS 2356Label side A
MGS 2357Label side B
A MX162550 2315 038-1Side 1
A MX162551 2315 038-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | MGM Records 2315 038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2424 024First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2424 024 / Polydor 2424.024First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2424 024LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2424 024 / Polydor 2424.024First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Canada | MGM Records SE 4724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Colombia | MGM Records 2315 028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Ecuador | MGM Records LP72001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | MGM Records 2315 038First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | MGM Records 2315 038First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Denon CD-7009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Denon CD-7009First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | MGM Records 2315038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | MGM Records 2315 038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | MGM Records 23 15 038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | MGM Records 2315038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | MGM 2315 038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE-4724 / MGM Records SE 4724LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Osmonds are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is MGM Records SE-4724.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SE-4724, 2315 038, 2424 024, SE 4724) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SE 4724 MGS2356 Re. 1 and SE4724 MGS2357 Re. * 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.
