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Claude DebussyImages - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune"

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Images - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune"

by Claude Debussy · 1971

11 pressings4 countriesModernImpressionistClassical

Images - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune" was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Images - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune"

5 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2530 145First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1971GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2530 145First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1971UKDeutsche Grammophon 2530 145First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1971UKDeutsche Grammophon 2530 145First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1971UKDeutsche Grammophon 2530 145First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972FranceDeutsche Grammophon 2530 145LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1975GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2530 145LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1986SpainDeutsche Grammophon 25 35 370LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990SpainDeutsche Grammophon 428 160-1LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2530 145 SLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKDeutsche Grammophon 2535 370LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Images Pour Orchestre
  2. B2Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune"9:32

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Images - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune" are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Images - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune" are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 1990.

When was Images - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune" first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Germany, UK. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 2530 145.

How do I tell if my copy of Images - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune" is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2530 145) 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.

How much is Images - Prélude À "L'Après-midi D'un Faune" on vinyl worth?

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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