Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1960
The Fantasticks - Original Cast Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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.
E-3872-S1 1 [block "S"] 60-MG-646 D [MGM "crown" stamp]Side A etched, exc. 1, block "S" and MGM "crown" stamped
E-3872 S-2 60-MG-647 RE-1 F.G. [block "S"]Side B etched, exc. block "S"
60-MG-646-B E3872 S1Side A runout
60-MG-647 B E3872 S2Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | MGM Records E3872 OCFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | MGM Records E3872 OC / MGM Records E3872OCFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | MGM Records SE-3872 OC / MGM Records SE3872 OCLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | MGM Records SE-3872 OCLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | MGM Records SE-3872 OC / MGM Records SE3872 OCLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | MGM Records E-3872OC / MGM Records SE3872 OCLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | Polydor SE3872 OCLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor 821943 1 Y 1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | MGM Records SE-3872 / MGM Records SE3872 OCLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | TER TER 1099LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MGM Records E38720CLP | LP |
| ? | Canada | MGM Records E-3872 OC / MGM Records E 3872 OC(D)LP | LP |
| ? | UK | MGM Records MGM-C-871LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE-3872 OCLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE 3872 OC / MGM Records E3872OCLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE-3872LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE-3872 OCLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE3872 OCLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE 3872 OC / MGM Records E3872OCLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MGM Records E-3872 OC / MGM Records E-3872OCLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE-3872 OC / MGM Records SE 3872-OCLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | MGM Records SE 3872 OC / MGM Records E3872OCLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MGM Records E-3872 OC / MGM Records E-3872OCLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
23 vinyl pressings of The Fantasticks - Original Cast Album are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1960 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is MGM Records E3872 OC, released July 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E3872 OC) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E-3872-S1 1 [block "S"] 60-MG-646 D [MGM "crown" stamp] and E-3872 S-2 60-MG-647 RE-1 F.G. [block "S"]. 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.
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