Vinyl pressings
by Beverly Sills · 1975
Music Of Victor Herbert was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
SQ-1-37160-G11 MO#5 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL #5Runout side A
SQ- 2-37160-G12 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL [W over M] 33053-B#7Runout side B
SQ1-37160-F1 ["anvil" / "lathe" symbol] KP MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, var. 1
S2 37160 F3 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 KPSide B runout, var. 1
SQ1-37160-FZ #3 ⌂ KP MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, Side A
SQ2-37160-F1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⌂ KPRunout, Side B
Q2EA.5449
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASD 3140 / His Master's Voice ASD.3140First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records SFO-37160First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records SQ-1-37160LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records SFO-537160LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records SFO-37160First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records SFO-37160First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3140 / His Master's Voice ASD.3140First yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-05769 / World Record Club R 05769LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Angel Records SFO-37160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Angel Records SFO-37160LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
10 vinyl pressings of Music Of Victor Herbert are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, New Zealand. One of them is Angel Records SFO-37160.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SFO-37160, ASD 3140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SQ-1-37160-G11 MO#5 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL #5 and SQ- 2-37160-G12 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL [W over M] 33053-B#7. 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.
