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Jesus Christ Superstar

by Various Artists · 1970

165 pressings30 countriesMusicalRock OperaRockStage & Screen

Jesus Christ Superstar was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 Jesus Christ Superstar

51 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 17 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

October 16, 1970
Label and catalog number
MCA Records MKPS 2011/2MCA Records MAPS 207 5/6
Format
LP, Album · 1st pressing
Runout / matrix

(Deadwax area side 1) 7-214-2 1 B

(Deadwax area side 2) 7-215 1 C

(Deadwax area side 3) 7-216-2 1 C

(Deadwax area side 4) 7-217 - -

Full details of this pressing

UK

October 16, 1970
Label and catalog number
MCA Records MKPS 2011/2MCA Records MAPS 207 5/6
Format
LP, Album · 1st pressing
Runout / matrix

(Deadwax area side 1) 7-214-2 1 C

(Deadwax area side 2) 7-215 1 C

(Deadwax area side 3) 7-216-2 1 C

(Deadwax area side 4) 7-217

Full details of this pressing

UK

1970
Label and catalog number
MCA Records MKPS 2011/2MCA Records MAPS 2075/6
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

7-214-2Side A

7-215Side B

7-216-2Side C

7-217Side D

Full details of this pressing

UK

1970
Label and catalog number
MCA Records MKPS 2011/2MCA Records MAPS 207 5/6
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

Side 1) 4D 7-214-2 LF (etched by hand)

Side 2) 4D 7-215

Side 3) 4D 7-216-2

Side 4) 4D 7-217

Full details of this pressing

UK

1970
Label and catalog number
MCA Records MKPS 2011/2MCA Records MAPS 2075/6
Format
LP, Album · Laminated sleeve
Runout / matrix

7-214-2Side A

7-215Side B

7-216-2Side C

7-217Side D

Full details of this pressing

UK

1970
Label and catalog number
MCA Records MKPS 2011/2MCA Records MAPS 2075/6
Format
LP, Album · Navy/Blue, Pink/Red Bow Tie Labels
Runout / matrix

7-214-2Side A

7-215Side B

7-216-2Side C

7-217Side D

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 165 vinyl pressings

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

1970s102 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970AustraliaMCA Records MAP/S 2075First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1970AustraliaMCA Records MAP/S 2075First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970AustraliaMCA Records MAP/S 2075 / MCA Records MAPS 2075First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970CanadaDecca DXSA 7206First yearLP, Album, Box SetLP, Album, Box Set
1970CanadaDecca DXSA 7206First yearLP, Album, Box SetLP, Album, Box Set
1970CanadaDecca DXSA 7206 / Decca DL 79479First yearLP, Album, Box SetLP, Album, Box Set
1970CanadaDecca DXSA 7206First yearLP, Album, Box SetLP, Album, Box Set
1970CanadaDecca DXSA 7206First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set
1970GermanyMCA Records MAPS 2075/1-2/DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
1970GermanyMCA Records MAPS 2075/1-2/DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set
1970GermanyMCA Records MAPS 2075/6LP, Album, Repress, Box SetLP, Album, Repress, Box Set
1970GermanyMCA Records MAPS 2075/1-2/DFirst yearLP, Album, Box Set, StereoLP, Album, Box Set, Stereo
1970GermanyMCA Records MAPS 2075/1-2/DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set
1970GermanyMCA Records MAPS 2075/1-2/DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
1970GreeceMCA Records MCAS 55201/02First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 102 pressings from the 1970s
1980s16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980CanadaMCA Records MCA2-10000LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1980GermanyMCA Records 300 838-420 / MCA Records 300 838LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980GermanyMCA Records 300 838-420LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980GermanyMCA Records 300 838-420 / MCA Records 300 838LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980NetherlandsMCA Records 300 838-420 / MCA Records maps 2075/6LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980SingaporeMCA Records MCA 2-10000LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980USMCA Records MCA 2-10000LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980USMCA Records MCA2-10000 / Columbia Record Club MCA2-10000LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition
1980USMCA Records MCA2-10000LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980USMCA Records MCA2-10000LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition
1980USMCA Records MCA2-10000LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980USMCA Records MCA2-10000LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980USMCA Records MCA 2-10000LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981South KoreaDae Seong Records DM-0004LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984EuropeMCA Records 250 431-1 / MCA Records MCA 2-10000LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 16 pressings from the 1980s
1990s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1991EuropeMCA Records MCA 00501 / MCA Records MCX 501LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00029LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00029 / AnTrop П91 00031LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1991USSRСтудия "Крокус" П91 00029LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00029LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00029LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00029LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
1991USSRAnTrop П91 00029LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2020s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021GermanyGeffen Records 0600753933343LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited
2021EuropeGeffen Records 0600753933312LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2021EuropeGeffen Records 0600753933312LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing
2023SpainElemental Music 700207 / Decca Broadway 0600753980774LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
Year unknown35 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustriaMCA Records 82.007-2 / MCA Records 0082.007-2LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilMCA Records 675.9009LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaDecca DXSA 7206LP, Album, Box SetLP, Album, Box Set
?CanadaMCA Records MCA2-10000LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaMCA Records MCA2-10000LP, Box Set, ReissueLP, Box Set, Reissue
?EuropeMCA Records 250 431-1 / MCA Records MCA 2-10000LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyMCA Records 28 302-8 / Deutscher Schallplattenclub 28 302-8LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyMCA Records MCA-00501LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?GermanyMCA Records MCA 00501 / MCA Records MCX 201LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?GermanyMCA Records 300 838-420 / MCA Records 300 838LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyMCA Records 250 431-1 / MCA Records MCA 2-10000LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyMCA Records 6.30012 DX / MCA Records MAPS 2075-D/1-2LP, Album, Repress, Box SetLP, Album, Repress, Box Set
?GermanyMCA Coral MAPS 2075/1-2/D / MCA Records 250 431-1LP, Album, Reissue, Box SetLP, Album, Reissue, Box Set
?GermanyMCA Coral MAPS 2075-D/1-2 / MCA Records 6.30012 DXLP, Album, Repress, Box SetLP, Album, Repress, Box Set
?GermanyMCA Records 28 302-8 / Deutscher Schallplattenclub 28 302-8LP, AlbumLP, Album
All 35 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Overture3:59
  2. A2Heaven On Their Minds4:23
  3. A3What's The Buzz / Strange Thing Mystifying4:13
  4. A4Everything's Alright5:15
  5. A5This Jesus Must Die3:36
  6. B1Hosanna2:07
  7. B2Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem4:49
  8. B3Pilate's Dream1:28
  9. B4The Temple4:43
  10. B5Everything's Alright0:34
  11. B6I Don't Know How To Love Him3:36
  12. B7Damned For All Time / Blood Money5:11
  13. C1The Last Supper7:10
  14. C2Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)5:33
  15. C3The Arrest3:24
  16. C4Peter's Denial1:27
  17. C5Pilate And Christ2:46
  18. C6King Herod's Song (Try It And See)3:02
  19. D1Judas' Death4:17
  20. D2Trial Before Pilate (Including The 39 Lashes)5:13
  21. D3Superstar4:16
  22. D4Crucifixion4:04
  23. D5John Nineteen: Forty One2:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Jesus Christ Superstar are there?

165 vinyl pressings of Jesus Christ Superstar are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1970 and 2023.

When was Jesus Christ Superstar first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Mexico, Japan and more. One of them is MCA Records MKPS 2011/2, released October 16, 1970.

How do I tell if my copy of Jesus Christ Superstar is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MKPS 2011/2, DXA 7206, DXSA 7206, MAPS2075-76) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (Deadwax area side 1) 7-214-2 1 B and (Deadwax area side 2) 7-215 1 C. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Jesus Christ Superstar 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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