UK
1970- Label and catalog number
- Decca SET 443-4
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Christoph Willibald Gluck · 1970
Orfeo Ed Euridice was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 5 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-9463-3G Manufactured in Germany CMCSide A runout
ZAL-9464-3G Manufactured in Germany 4DSide B runout
ZAL-9465-3G Manufactured In Germany 4DSide C runout
ZAL-9466-3G Manufactured in Germany CFSide D runout
ZAL 9463Side A Label
ZAL 9464Side B Label
ZAL 9465Side C Label
ZAL 9466Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | London Records 10378/79 / London Records 10378First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Box Set · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Box Set · Promo |
| 1970 | Germany | Decca SAD 22093/94 / Decca SAD 22093First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Decca SET 443-4First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SET 443-4First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1970 | US | London Records OSA 1285First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1971 | Spain | Decca SET 443/44LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSDC 70696/7LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1978 | New Zealand | World Record Club WD 2022-2 / World Record Club WD 2022/1LP, Box Set, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Box Set, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С10-25697 / Мелодия С10-25698LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.35 209LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.35 209LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
11 vinyl pressings of Orfeo Ed Euridice are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Decca SET 443-4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SET 443-4, OSA 1285, SAD 22093/94, 10378/79) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.