Vinyl pressings
by Claude Debussy · 1959
Images For Orchestra 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.
2 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
J2 RY8113-3S A2 IRunout side A, variant 1
J2 RY8114-3S I A2Runout side B, variant 1
J2 RY8113-3S I A2Runout side A, variant 2
J2 RY8114-3S I B1Runout side B, variant 2
I A1 J2 RP8111-1SA-Side Runout Etching variant 1
J2RP 8112 1S A1 IB-Side Runout Etching variant 1
J2 RP8111-1S I A1A-Side Runout stamped variant 2
J2 RP8112-1S I A2B-Side Runout stamped variant 2
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 | US | RCA Victor LM 2282 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2282First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2282First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1162LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 1162LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-2122LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1977 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-2122LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | RCA Victor 640.819 A / RCA Victor 640.819LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola KVS 132LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1162LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1162LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Images For Orchestra are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2282, released April 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2282, LM 2282) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2 RY8113-3S A2 I and J2 RY8114-3S I A2. 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.
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