US
December 31, 1926- Label and catalog number
- Victrola 6610
- Format
- Shellac, 12", 78 RPM · Oakland Pressing
Vinyl pressings
by Beniamino Gigli · 1926
Serenade / Notturno D'Amore was first pressed on vinyl in 1926. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1926, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | US | Victrola 6610First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1926 | US | Victrola 6610First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | Australia | His Master's Voice D.B. 1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | UK | His Master's Voice D.B. 1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1928 | US | Victrola 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Canada | Victor 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1937 | US | Victor Red Seal 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | US | Victor Red Seal 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1943 | US | Victor Red Seal 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1946 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1947 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1947 | UK | His Master's Voice D.B.1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1947 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | UK | His Master's Voice D.B.1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor Red Seal 6610Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | His Master's Voice DB 1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice DB 1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice DB 1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître DB-1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RCA 447-92137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Electrola D.B. 1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone DB 1002Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Serenade / Notturno D'Amore are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1926 and 1950.
The earliest pressings are from 1926, in US. One of them is Victrola 6610, released December 31, 1926.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6610) 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.
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.