Vinyl pressings
by Charles Gounod · 1959
Ballet: Faust / Coppelia / Sylvia was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.
2XLA 572 21 P 1 M6 193894Side A runout [stamped]
2XLA 573 21B L M6 194044Side B runout [stamped]
2XLA.572Side A label
2XLA.573Side B label
2XLA572Side 1 label
2XLA573Side 2 label
2 XLA 572Side 1 label
2 XLA 573Side 2 label
2XLA 572
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | His Master's Voice OXLP 20005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 30203First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QIM 6322First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 20005 / His Master's Voice XLP.20005First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 20005 / His Master's Voice XLP.20005LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Imperial IMP 30052LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Imperial IMP - 30.052LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Trianon 2C 045 12182LP | LP |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP.PM 30.203 / La Voix De Son Maître FALP.PM 30 203LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 30203 / La Voix De Son Maître FALP 30.203LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 20005 / His Master's Voice XLP.20005LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Ballet: Faust / Coppelia / Sylvia are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Australia, France, Italy. One of them is His Master's Voice XLP 20005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XLP 20005, OXLP 20005, FALP 30203, QIM 6322) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XLA 572 21 P 1 M6 193894 and 2XLA 573 21B L M6 194044. 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.
