Vinyl pressings
by Bernard Herrmann · 1974
The Fantasy Film World Of Bernard Herrmann was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
ZAL-12831-5WA side, machine-stamped, variant 1
ZAL-12832-2WB side, machine-stamped, variant 1
ZAL-12831-2WA side, machine-stamped, variant 2
ZAL-12832-2WB side, machine-stamped, variant 2
ZAL 12831Side A, on label
ZAL 12832Side B, on label
(stamped) ZAL.12831-2W (etched) :: C1 C1Side 1 runout variant [stamped & etched]
(stamped) ZAL.12832-1W (etched) :: ↔Side 2 runout variant
ZAL.12831Side A, on label
ZAL.12832Side B, on label
ZAL 12831Side A, on label
ZAL 12832Side B, on label
[stamped] ZAL.12832-2W [etched] (sidways "11") (sideways "C") ↔Side 1 runout variant [stamped & etched]
[stamped] ZAL.12832-1W [etched] (sidways "C") (sideways "11") ↔Side 2 runout variant [stamped & etched]
ZAL.12831Side A, on label
ZAL.12832Side B, on label
ZAL-12831-5W KA 1Side A runout
ZAL-12832-1W K I 2 3Side B runout
+ZAL 12831+Side A label
+ZAL 12832+Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | London Records SP 44207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Decca PFS 4309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | London Records SP 44207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | London Records SP 44207 / London Records SP.44207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | London Records SW-95827 / London Records 95827LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | London Records SP 44207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | London Records SP 44207 / London Records SP.44207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | London Records SP 44207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | London Records SP 44207First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | London Records GP 9010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Decca PFS 4309LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | London Records SP 44207LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-240 / London Records MFSL 1-240LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 1-270LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of The Fantasy Film World Of Bernard Herrmann are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1974 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Canada. One of them is Decca PFS 4309.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PFS 4309, SP 44207) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-12831-5W and ZAL-12832-2W. 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.
