Canada
1967- Label and catalog number
- Reader's Digest 631-ESRCA Custom 631-ES
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
Arthur FiedlerPops Festival
Vinyl pressings
Pops Festival
by Arthur Fiedler · 1967
10 pressings6 countriesPopClassical
Pops Festival was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of Pops Festival
3 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
US
1967- Label and catalog number
- Reader's Digest RDA 48-ARCA Custom RD4-48
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set
US
1967- Label and catalog number
- Reader's Digest RDA 48-AReader's Digest RD4-48
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
- Runout / matrix
1TRS-1401 3S HSide A runout
1TRS-1402- -3S HSide B runout
1TRS-1403-3S HSide C runout
1TRS 1404 3S HSide D runout
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 10 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1960s5 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Reader's Digest 631-ES / RCA Custom 631-ESFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1967 | US | Reader's Digest RDA 48-A / RCA Custom RD4-48First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Reader's Digest RDA 48-A / Reader's Digest RD4-48First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1968 | Spain | RCA RDQS-1-1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Reader's Digest GBP-1 / Reader's Digest RDS 6371 - RDS 6380LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
1980s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Reader's Digest RD4-048/RDA-048LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
Year unknown4 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reader's Digest RDM-30LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| ? | Australia | Reader's Digest RDS-30LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | New Zealand | Reader's Digest RDS-30LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| ? | US | Reader's Digest RDA 48A / RCA Custom RDA 48ALP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
Tracklist
- Rhapsody In Blue
- A1Rhapsody In Blue
- Selections From My Fair Lady
- A2aGet Me To The Church On Time
- A2bWouldn't It Be Loverly
- A2cI've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
- A2dI Could Have Danced All Night
- A2eOn The Street Where You Life
- A2fThe Rain In Spain
- A2gWith A Little Bit Of Luck
- An American In Paris
- B1An American In Paris
- B2Fancy Free (Excerpts): Galop; Waltz; Danzon
- The Grand Canyon Suite (Excerpts)
- C1Painted Desert
- C2On The Trail
- C3Sunset
- C4Cloudburst
- A Leroy Anderson Fun Fest
- D1The Syncopated Clock
- D2Blue Tango
- D3Bugler's Holiday
- D4The Waltzing Cat
- D5The Typewriter
- D6Saraband
- D7Chicken Reel
- Victory At Sea: Symphonic Scenario
- E1The Song Of The High Sea
- E2Beneath The Southern Cross
- E3Guadalcanal March
- E4Hard Work And Horseplay
- E5Victory At Sea
- Jalousie--A Latin Serenade
- F1Jalousie
- F2Espana Cani
- F3La Virgen De La Macarena (The Bullfighter's Anthem)
- F4Malaguena
- F5Jamaican Rumba
- F6Miller's Dance From "The Three-Cornered Hat"
- Tales Of Vienna: Viennese Night At The Pops
- G1Tales From The Vienna Woods
- G2Egyptian March
- G3Artists' Quadrille
- G4The Count Of Luxembourg Waltzes
- H1Roses From The South
- H2Excursion Train Polka
- H3Liebesfreud
- H4Acceleration Waltz
- Holiday For Strings
- I1Holiday For Strings
- I2Hora Staccato
- Pops Hoedown
- I3aArkansas Traveler
- I3bThe Devil's Dream
- I3cChicken Reel
- I3dThunder Hornpipe
- I3ePaddy Whack
- I3fPop! Goes The Weasel
- I3gMiss McCloud's Reel
- I3hTurkey In The Straw
- I3iStop Buck
- I3jSoldier's Joy
- I3kThe Rakes Of Mallow
- I3lLamplighter's Hornpipe
- -
- I4Chim Chim Cheree
- I5The Flight Of The Bumblebee
- I6Dixie
- I7Yankee Doodle
- Family Fun With Familiar Music
- Lyric Suite
- J1aShepherd Boy
- J1bNorwegian March
- J1cNocturne
- J1dMarch Of Dwarfs
- Carnival Of Animals: Excerpts
- J2aFossils
- J2bThe Cuckoo In The Woods
- J2cThe Elephant
- -
- J3Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
- Old-Timer's Night At The Pops
- K1aTa-Ra-Ra-Bomm-De-Ay
- K1bThe Bowery
- K1cThe Sidewalks Of New York
- K1dSweet Rosie
- K1eO'Grady
- K1fDaisy
- K1gAnd The Band Played On
- K1hAfter The Ball
- K1iA Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
- K2Humoresque--Swanee River
- K3Hello, Dolly!
- Victor Herbert Favorites
- K4aIn Old New York
- K4bEvery Day Is Ladies Day With Me
- K4cMoonbeams
- K4dBecause You're You
- K4eToyland
- K4fMarch Of The Toys
- K4gKiss Me Again
- K4hRomany Life
- Song Fest
- L1aPack Up Your Troubles
- L1bSmiles
- L1cTill We Meet Again
- L1dIn The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
- L1eMy Wild Irish Rose
- L1fTake Me Out To The Ball Game
- L1gSweet Adeline
- L1hPut On Your Old Gray Bonnet
- L1iThere Is A Tavern In The Town
- L1jStein Song
- L1kLet Me Call You Sweetheart
- L2Two Hearts In Three-Quarter Time
- L3The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
- L4Arkansas Traveler
- L5I Want To Hold Your Hand
- L6The Stars And Stripes Forever
- Serenade Under The Stars
- M1And This Is My Beloved
- M2If You Were The Only Girl In The World
- M3Musetta's Waltz
- M4Someday I'll Find You
- M5Odalisque
- M6The Night Was Made For Love
- For A Summer Evening
- N1Reverie
- N2Through The Years
- N3Arab Dance, From "Peer Gynt" Suite No. 2
- N4Cradle Song
- N5Our Waltz
- N6September Song
- The Pops On Parade
- O1Aida: Grand March
- O2Colonel Bogey March
- O3Turkish March, From "The Ruins Of Athens"
- O4National Emblem March
- O5Rakoczy March
- O6Pomp And Circumstance No. 1
- P1American Salute
- P2Marche Miniature, From Suite No. 1
- P3Le Regiment De Sambre Et Meuse
- P4Procession Of The Nobles
- P5Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia
- P6Semper Fidelis
- Boston Pops Hits
- Q1Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
- Q2Gayne Ballet Suite: Lullabye, Sabre Dance
- Q3The Nutcracker Suite: Coda, Final Waltz
- Q4The Age Of Gold: Polka
- Q5Masquerade Suite: Galop
- Austrian Peasant Dances: Excerpts
- R1aWedding March
- R1bClog Dance
- R1cThe Stomper
- R1dHog Dance
- R1eTwo-Step
- -
- R2Brazilian Dance
- R3Minuet
- Swan Lake: Four Dances
- R4aWaltz
- R4bHungarian Dance
- R4cSpanish Dance
- R4dNeapolitan Dance
- Arthur Fiedler's All-Time Favorites
- S1Oberon: Overture
- S2Valse Bluette
- S3Xerxes: Largo
- S4Lohengrin: Prelue To Act III
- S5The Glow Worm
- S6French Military March, From "Algerian Suite"
- T1The Bohemian Girl: Overture
- T2In A Persian Market
- T3Jazz Pizzicato--Jazz Legato
- Richard Rogers Waltzes
- T4aLover
- T4bFalling In Love With Love
- T4cOh, What A Beautiful Mornin'
- T4dIt's A Grand Night For Singing
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of Pops Festival are there?
10 vinyl pressings of Pops Festival are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1981.
When was Pops Festival first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Canada, US. One of them is Reader's Digest 631-ES.
How do I tell if my copy of Pops Festival is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 631-ES, RDA 48-A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is Pops Festival on vinyl worth?
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.
