Skip to content
VinylLens
Various ArtistsSong Of Norway - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Vinyl pressings

Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

by Various Artists · 1971

12 pressings8 countriesSoundtrackStage & Screen

Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture… 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture…

8 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.

US

1971
Label and catalog number
ABC Records ABCS-OC-14
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

ABCS-14-A RE 10-15-70 OCSide 1 Runout

ABCS-OC-14-B-RE 10-15-70Side 2 Runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1971
Label and catalog number
ABC Records ABCS-OC-14
Format
LP, Album · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

ABCS-OC-14-A MR[Circle] ∆15288Side A Runout

ABCS-OC-14-B MR[Circle] ∆15288-XSide B Runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

1971
Label and catalog number
Probe SPB 1017Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92042
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

SPB.1017 ALabel - Side A

SPB.1017 BLabel - Side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1971
Label and catalog number
Probe SPB 1017Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92042
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

SPB.1017 ALabel - Side A

SPB.1017 BLabel - Side B

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1971
Label and catalog number
ABC Records ABCS-OC-14
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

ABCS-OC-14 side A GH MRunout, Side A

ABCS-OC-14 Side B GH MRunout, 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 12 vinyl pressings

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

1970s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971CanadaABC Records ABCS-OC-14First yearLPLP
1971MexicoABC Records GX 01-439First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1971New ZealandABC Records ABCS-14First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971UKProbe SPB 1017 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92042First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971UKProbe SPB 1017 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92042First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971USABC Records ABCS-OC-14First yearLPLP
1971USABC Records ABCS-OC-14First yearLP, Promo · PromoLP, Promo · Promo
1971USABC Records ABCS-OC-14First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971USABC Records SO-93380 / ABC Records SO 93380LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaStateside SOSL 10101LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?South AfricaABC Records ABC 133LPLP
?VenezuelaABC Records LPS-77760LP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. A1Opening - Piano Concerto - Life Of A Wife Of A Sailor1:56
  2. A2John Heggerstrom1:42
  3. A3Freddy And His Fiddle3:18
  4. A4Strange Music2:22
  5. A5The Song Of Norway3:36
  6. A6A Rhyme And A Reason - When We Wed6:29
  7. A7The Little House1:47
  8. A8Hill Of Dreams3:19
  9. B1I Love You2:21
  10. B2Hymn Of Betrothal1:41
  11. B3Be A Boy Again2:15
  12. B4Midsummer's Eve - Hand In Hand2:30
  13. B5Three There Were (Sound-Track Version)2:25
  14. B6The Solitary Wanderer1:09
  15. B7At Christmastime2:53
  16. B8A Welcome Toast1:13
  17. B9Ribbons And Wrappings2:02
  18. B10Wrong To Dream2:31
  19. B11Solvejg's Song And National Anthem1:59
  20. B12Concerto Finale1:54

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture… are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture… are listed here, from 8 countries.

When was Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Mexico and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCS-OC-14.

How do I tell if my copy of Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCS-OC-14, SPB 1017, GX 01-439, ABCS-14) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCS-14-A RE 10-15-70 OC and ABCS-OC-14-B-RE 10-15-70. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture… 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.

More Various Artists on vinyl

VinylLens app

What is your copy of Song Of Norway - Original Motion Picture… worth?

Point your phone at the label. VinylLens finds the exact pressing in seconds and shows its value for every condition, from Mint to Poor, so you know what your record is really worth.

Scan your records free