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Vinyl pressings

Show Boat

by Various Artists · 1959

17 pressings8 countriesMusicalStage & Screen

Show Boat was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Show Boat

6 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.

Australia

1959
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice SOELP 9051His Master's Voice SOELP-9051
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

2YEA 360-1Side 1

2YEA 361-1Side 2

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 17 vinyl pressings

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

1950s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959AustraliaHis Master's Voice OCLP 1310First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959AustraliaHis Master's Voice SOELP 9051 / His Master's Voice SOELP-9051First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959New ZealandHis Master's Voice MCLP 1310First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKHis Master's Voice CSD 1279First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959South AfricaHis Master's Voice JCLP 1310First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1310First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1970s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971New ZealandStarline SRS 5073 / Starline SRS 5073LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971UKStarline SRS 5073 / Starline 1E 048 ◦ 04784LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972USStanyan Records SR 10036LPLP
1973ItalyEmidisc 3C 048 - 51755LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1973NetherlandsEmidisc 5C 048 - 51755LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1988UKFirst Night Records OCR 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaHis Master's Voice OELP 9051LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?New ZealandHis Master's Voice CSDM.1279LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?South AfricaStarline SRSJ 5073LPLP
?Southern RhodesiaHis Master's Voice CSDJ 1279LPLP
?UKHis Master's Voice CSD 1279LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Overture6:08
  2. A2Make Believe4:48
  3. A3Ol' Man River4:45
  4. A4Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man4:22
  5. A5Life Upon The Wicked Stage3:19
  6. B1You Are Love4:48
  7. B2I Might Fall Back On You2:14
  8. B3Why Do I Love You2:53
  9. B4I Still Suits Me3:19
  10. B5Bill3:29
  11. B8Finale4:05

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Show Boat are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Show Boat are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 1988.

When was Show Boat first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is His Master's Voice CLP 1310, released November 1959.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP 1310, CSD 1279, JCLP 1310, OCLP 1310) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Show Boat 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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