Vinyl pressings
by Arturo Toscanini · 1956
Toscanini Conducts Dukas · The Sorcerer’s… was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 3 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.
G2 RP0616-2S A1Runout A, variant 1
G2 RP0617-1S A1Runout B, variant 1
G2 RP0616-2S I D1Runout A, variant 2
G2 RP0617-4S I A1Runout B, variant 2
G2 RP0616-1SRunout side A, stamped
G2 RP0617-1SRunout side B, stamped
G2RP-0616Matrix on label side A
G2RP-0617Matrix on label side B
G2 RP0616-2S I A1Side A runout
G2 RP0617-1S I A1Side B runout
G2RP-0616Side A label
G2RP-0617Side B label
LP-G2-RP-0616--X B Manufactured In Germany .P. - SU.Label A
LP-G2RP-0617-X F Manufactured In Germany P SULabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2056First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2056 / RCA Victor Red Seal (A12R 0266)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | RCA Educational Records DEM1-0016LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Red Seal L16076 / RCA Australia L16076LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA 630.394 / RCA LM 2056LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2056LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola KV 60 (VIC 1090)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana A12R 0266LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola KV 60 / RCA Victor (VIC 1090)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola KV 60 / RCA Victrola (VIC 1090)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola KV 60 / RCA Victor (VIC 1090)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola KV 60 / RCA Victor (VIC 1090)LP | LP |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056LP | LP |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056LP | LP |
19 vinyl pressings of Toscanini Conducts Dukas · The Sorcerer’s… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2 RP0616-2S A1 and G2 RP0617-1S A1. 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.
