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Jesus Christ Superstar vinyl value

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$52
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3 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2021-or-later pressing. The 1988 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 15, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Various — Jesus Christ Superstar: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2021 Geffen0600753933312EuropeReissue, Remastered, 180g, Gatefoldfrom $52
7 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1988 MCAMCX 501UKReissue, Gatefold
1991 MCAMCA 00501EuropeReissue, Gatefold
2021 Geffen0600753933343GermanyLimited Edition, Misprint, Reissue
2023 Elemental Music700207SpainLimited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram. Gatefold Edition
Undated MCAMCA 00501GermanyReissue, Gatefold
Undated MCAMCX 501UKGatefold
Undated MCAMCA2-10000USReissue, UPC, Gatefold

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

8 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1988First released 1970; our table starts at 1988 (MCA, UK). A copy older than 1988 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2021 Germany: Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue; 2023 Spain: Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram. Gatefold Edition. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
Reissues, 1991+2 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1988 UK pressing it reads “MCX-501-A2 BILBO” on side one and “MCX-501-B2 BILBO TA1PE” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1970 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Jesus Christ Superstar is worth the most?

Original 1970 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1988 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2021 “Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue” and the 2023 “Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram. Gatefold Edition”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1988 UK pressing the runout reads “MCX-501-A2 BILBO”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Jesus Christ Superstar worth today?

Sellers ask from $52 for the later pressings we have quotes on (eBay, Sep 15, 2026). The 1988 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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