Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1962
The Music Man (Original Soundtrack) was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 6 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.
8683-3ERunout, Side A, Variant 1
8684-3ERunout, Side B, Variant 1
8683-3ERunout, Side A, Variant 2, etched
8685-2GRunout, Side B, Variant 2, stamped
BS-1-1459-LW1Side A runout
BS-2-1459 LW1Side B runout
S-38683-1AB BS-1459-A H111 PA Side Stamped exc cat#, "H111" etch, var. 1
S-38684-2E BS-1459-B H111 PB Side Stamped exc cat#, "H111" etch, var. 1
S38683A Side Label
S38684B Side Label
R- 8683-3A IIRunout A etched - Variant 1
R- 8684-3J IIIRunout B etched - Variant 1
R-8683-3JRunout A etched - Variant 2
R-8684-3KRunout B etched - Variant 2
388683-1D BS-1-1459-ASide A runout, etched
388684 BS-1-1459-BSide B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W 1459 / Warner Bros. Records W-1459First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1459First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records B1459First yearLP, Album, Mono, LP · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, LP · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 1459 / Warner Bros. Records B1459First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 1459 / Warner Bros. Records WBS.1459First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WJF 1459First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 8066 / Warner Bros. Records 1459First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WM 4066First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records B 1459 / Warner Bros. Records B1459First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records B 1459 / Warner Bros. Records 1459First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Warner Bros. Records B 1459First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1459LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1-572140LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records Inc. BS 1459LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1459LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 1459LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of The Music Man (Original Soundtrack) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records B 1459.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B 1459, BS 1459, WS 8066, WM 4066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8683-3E and 8684-3E. 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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