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2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track) by Various Artists, album cover

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2001: A Space Odyssey (Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track)

by Various Artists · 1968

134 pressings20 countriesSoundtrackNeo-RomanticModernContemporary

2001 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.

How to spot a first pressing of 2001

37 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 14 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.

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
MGM Records MGM CS 8078MGM Records MGM-CS-8078
Format
LP, Stereo, Compilation
Runout / matrix

MGS 1460-2G 1 HMRunout stamped side A - variant 1

MGS 1461-3G 1 RGRunout stamped side B - variant 1

MGS 1460-2G 1 HARunout stamped side A - variant 2

MGS 1461-3G 1 RDRunout stamped side B - variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
MGM Records MGM C 8078
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG 1460-2G V IA-Side Deadwax stamped

MG 1461-2G E IB-Side Deadwax stamped

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
MGM Records MGM C 8078MGM Records MGM-C-8078
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

MG 1460-2GSide A runout

MG 1461-2GSide B runout

MG-1460Side A label

MG-1461Side B label

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
MGM Records MGM CS 8078MGM Records MGM-CS-8078
Format
LP, Stereo, Compilation
Runout / matrix

MGS 1460-2G P 1Runout side B, variant 1

MGS 1461-2G V 1Runout side A, variant 1

MGS 1460-2G A HRunout side A, variant 2

MGS 1461-2G V V 2Runout side B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
MGM Records MGM CS 8078MGM Records MGM-CS-8078
Format
LP, Stereo, Compilation
Runout / matrix

MGS 1460-2G GG 1Runout side A, stamped

MGS 1461-2G T 1Runout side B, stamped

MGS-1460Label side A

MGS-1461Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 134 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s48 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968AustraliaMGM Records SIE-13STFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968CanadaMGM Records S1E-13 STFirst yearLP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1968CanadaMGM Records S1E-13 STFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968CanadaMGM Records S1E-13 STFirst yearLP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1968ColombiaMGM Records 665096First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968Costa RicaIndica, S.A. 665096First yearLPLP
1968FranceMGM Records 665 096First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968GermanyMGM Records 665 096First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968GermanyMGM Records 665 096LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1968ItalyMGM Records SMGL 50.012First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968ItalyMGM Records SMGL 50.012First yearLP, Album, MisprintLP, Album, Misprint
1968ItalyMGM Records SMGL 50.012First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968MexicoMGM Records 660053First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968New ZealandMGM Records SIEST-13First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968SpainMGM Records 665 096First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 48 pressings from the 1960s
1970s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970Taiwan中聲 CSJ-885LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1971AustraliaMGM Records SIE-13STLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971JapanMGM Records SMM 2012LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971USMGM Records S1E-13 ST X / MGM Records ISE 13 STLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1971USMGM Records S1E-13 ST / MGM Records 1-SE-13LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
1971USMGM Records S1E-13 ST X / MGM Records SIE 13 STLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1971USMGM Records S1E-13 ST X / MGM Records SIE 13 STLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1972SpainMGM Records 23 15 034LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972Taiwan中聲 CSJ-885LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1973CanadaMGM Records 1SE-13 ST / MGM Records 1SE 13STLP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1973CanadaMGM Records S1E-13 ST / MGM Records 1SE 13STLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973CanadaMGM Records 1SE-13 ST / MGM Records 1SE 13 STLP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1973CanadaMGM Records MGM CS 8078 / MGM Records MGM-CS-8078LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1973CanadaMGM Records 1SE-13 ST / MGM Records 1 SE 13 STLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1974JapanMGM Records MM 2012LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 18 pressings from the 1970s
1980s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980BrazilMGM Records 2315 034LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981SpainMGM Records 23 54 162LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986AustraliaCBS HOL 2LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986CanadaMCA Records MCA-39049LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986GreeceCBS CBS 70275LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1986USMCA Records MCA-39049LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1986USMCA Records MCA-39049LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1986USA & CanadaMCA Records MCA-39049LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1987SpainMGM Records 23 54 162 ADLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1988SpainMGM Records 23 54 162LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1989ItalyMGM Records 54 7933021 / EMI 54 7933021LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1989UKEMI LPMGM 6 / EMI LP MGM 6LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1990s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990SpainMGM Records 831 068-1LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1991SpainMGM Records MGM CS 8078 / MGM Records MGM-CS-8078LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2019USMondo MOND-200 / WaterTower Music 3951612", 45 RPM, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered12", 45 RPM, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered
2019USMondo MOND-200 / WaterTower Music WTM 3951612", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2023SpainMGM Records 700180 / Elemental Music 700180LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
Year unknown51 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaMGM Records SIE-13STLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaMGM Records SIE-13STLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaMGM Records S1E-13 STLP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
?CanadaMGM Records S1E-13 ST / MGM Records 1SE 13STLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?ChileMGM Records S1E-13 ST / MGM Records 1SE-13 STLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?EuropeCBS CBS 70275LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceMGM Records 665 096LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceMGM Records 665 096LP, Stereo, CompilationLP, Stereo, Compilation
?FranceMGM Records 665 096LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceMGM Records 665 096LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceMGM Records 665 096LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceMGM Records 665 096LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceMGM Records 665 096LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?GermanyMGM Records 665 096LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyMGM Records 665 096LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
All 51 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Also Sprach Zarathustra = Thus Spake Zarathustra
  2. A2Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Mixed Choirs And Orchestra
  3. A3Lux Aeterna
  4. A4The Blue Danube
  5. B1Gayne Ballet Suite (Adagio)
  6. B2Atmospheres
  7. B3The Blue Danube
  8. B4Also Sprach Zarathustra = Thus Spake Zarathustra

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of 2001 are there?

134 vinyl pressings of 2001 are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.

When was 2001 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MGM Records MGM CS 8078.

How do I tell if my copy of 2001 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGM CS 8078, MGM C 8078, S1E-13 ST, S1E-13 ST X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGS 1460-2G 1 HM and MGS 1461-3G 1 RG. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is 2001 on vinyl worth?

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.

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