Vinyl pressings
by Antonín Dvořák · 1958
New World Symphony was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
J2 RY-3591-7S R A3Runout side A
J2 RY3592-6S A1 RRunout side B
J2RY-3591Matrix on label, side A
J2RY-3592Matrix on label, side B
H2 RP8303 7S I C1Runout A
H2 RP8304 1S I C1Runout B
H2RP-8303Label A
H2RP-8304Label B
J2 RY-3591-2S I A1Runout side A, variant 1
J2 RY3592-1S I A1Runout side B, variant 1
J2 RY-3591-14S A1 IRunout side A, variant 2
J2 RY-3592-9S B2 IRunout side B, variant 2
J2 RY3591-8 S HRunout stamped side 1
J2 RY3592-7 S HRunout stamped side 2
J2RY-3591Matrix, label side 1
J2RY-3592Matrix, label side 2
H2 RP8303-10S I B1Runout, Side A
H2 RP8304-1S B1 IRunout, Side B
H2RP-8303Label, Side A
H2RP-8304Label, Side B
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 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2214 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2214LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Victrola KVS 90 / RCA Victrola VICS 1155LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | RCA Victor 640.813 / RCA Victor Red Seal 640.813LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victrola VIC 1155LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | RCA RGC-1010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Korea | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2214 (J2RY-3592)LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victrola Red Seal VICS 1155LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2214 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2214LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA FGL1 17264LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | RCA GL 43702LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA Gold Seal FGL1 7264LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | RCA Victor 630.813 / RCA Victor Red Seal 630.813LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 1155LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 1155LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Red Seal LM-2214 / RCA Red Seal LM2214LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | RCA Red Seal LSC-2214 / RCA Red Seal LSC 2214LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 1155 / RCA Victrola 26.41173LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola KVS 90 / RCA Victrola VICS 1155LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor Red Seal SA 7001-5LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor LS-2201LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2214 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2214LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
37 vinyl pressings of New World Symphony are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1958 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2214, released September 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2214, LM-2214, SB.2031, LM 2214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2 RY-3591-7S R A3 and J2 RY3592-6S A1 R. 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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