Vinyl pressings
by Boston Pops Orchestra · 1953
Opera Without Singing was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 1953, 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.
E3RL-4915-1S I(var. 1) A side runout stamped
E3RL-4916-1S I(var. 1) B side runout stamped
E3RL-4915-1S I ΛI(var. 2) A side runout stamped
E3RL-4916-1S I ΛI(var. 2) B side runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LRM-7045First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal ERB-7045First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LRM-7045LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Chile | RCA Victor LM-1906 / RCA Victor LM 1906LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Spain | RCA 3L16083LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1906LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Brazil | RCA BRL187LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | RCA 105.4005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1906LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | RCA Australia L16062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Chile | RCA Victor LM-1906 / RCA Victor LM 1906LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor RPL 3038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Teal Record Company 30.153 / RCA Red Seal LM 1906 CLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice DLP 1152 / His Master's Voice DLP.1152LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1906 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1906LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1906LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Opera Without Singing are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1953 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LRM-7045.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LRM-7045, ERB-7045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E3RL-4915-1S I and E3RL-4916-1S I. 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.
