Vinyl pressings
by Carl Maria von Weber · 1978
Six Ouvertures Celebres was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1978, 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.
HKBY 32268 1S DT1 1A 1 PSide A, runout, stamped
HKBY 32269 1S DT1 1A 1 P 6Side B, runout, stamped
HKBY 32268Side A, label
HKBY 32269Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-03031 / World Record Club R. 03131LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Italy | Erato STU 70568 / RCA STU 70568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 1220LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Erato STU 70 568 / Erato STU 70568LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Erato STU 70568 / Erato STU 70 568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Erato STU 70 568 / Erato STU 70568LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. NCC-8013-RLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Erato STU 70568LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 1220LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 1220LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Six Ouvertures Celebres are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1977 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Italy. One of them is Erato STU 70568, released June 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STU 70568) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HKBY 32268 1S DT1 1A 1 P and HKBY 32269 1S DT1 1A 1 P 6. 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.
