Vinyl pressings
by Alfredo Campoli · 1955
Homage To Fritz Kreisler was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
ARL-2389-1A U N 1Runout side A
ARL-2390-1A C N 2Runout side B
ARL.2389Label side A, inverted in parentheses
ARL.2390Label side B, inverted in parentheses
ARL.2389Label side A, inverted in parentheses
ARL.2390Label side B, inverted in parentheses
ARL.2389Label side A, inverted in parentheses
ARL.2390Label side B, inverted in parentheses
ARL-2389-1A ARunout side A, stamped
CA ARL-2390-1A C3 142Runout side B, stamped
ARL.2389Label side A, inverted in parentheses
ARL.2390Label side B, inverted in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | France | Decca LXT 5012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Germany | Decca LK 40110First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | New Zealand | Decca LXTM 5012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | New Zealand | Decca LXTM 5012 / Decca LXT 5012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | South Africa | Decca LXT 5012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Decca LXT 5012LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Decca LXT 5012 / Decca LXT.5012First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | London Records LL 1171LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Decca LXT 5012LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | London Records LL 1171LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Argentina | Discos London LLC 17813LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | UK | Decca LXT 5012LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Decca ECS 587 / Eclipse ECS 587LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca LXTA 5012LP | LP |
| ? | France | Decca 220.078LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Decca LXT 5012LP | LP |
| ? | UK | Decca LXT 5012LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca LXT 5012LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Homage To Fritz Kreisler are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1955 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in UK, France, Germany, New Zealand and more. One of them is Decca LXT 5012, released January 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5012, LK 40110, LXTM 5012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-2389-1A U N 1 and ARL-2390-1A C N 2. 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.
