Vinyl pressings
by Darius Milhaud · 1962
La Création Du Monde / Suite Provençale was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
M2 RY1659-1S 𝖨 A1Runout stamped side A
M2RY-1660--2S 𝖨 B1Runout stamped side B
M2 RY1659-1S I A1Runout Side A [Stamped]; Variant 2
M2 RY1660-1S A2 IRunout Side B [Stamped]; Variant 2
M2 RP1657-1S I C1Runout side A variant 1
M2RP-1658--2S I A1Runout side B variant 1
M2 RP1657-1S I A1Runout side A variant 2
M2RP-1658--1S I A1Runout side B variant 2
M2 RP 1657Label, Side 1
M2 RP 1658Label, Side 2
LP-Ste-M2RY-1659X Manufactured in GermanyRunout Side B
LP-Ste-M2RY-1660X Manufactured in GermanyRunout Side B
M2 RY-1659Label side A
M2 RY-1660Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | France | RCA Victor LD-2625 / RCA Victor LDS 2625First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA Victor LSC-2625 / RCA Victor LSC 2625First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Japan | Victor Red Seal SHP-2411First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor SB-6511 / RCA Victor (LDS - 2625)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor RB-6511 / RCA Victor (LD-2625)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LDS-2625First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LD 2625 / RCA Victor LD-2625First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library C-1443 / C-1444LP, Transcription, Mono · Mono | LP, Transcription, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LDS-2625LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | RCA Victor LDS 2625 / Classic Records LDS 2625LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1995 | US | Classic Records LSC-2625 / Classic Records LSC-2625LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Classic Records LDS-2625 / Classic Records LDS 2625LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Classic Records LDS-2625 / Classic Records LDS 2625LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Classic Records LDS-2625 / Classic Records LDS 2625LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LDS 2625LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2625 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2625LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA LM-2625 / RCA LM 2625LP | LP |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SB-6511LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Classic Records LDS-2625 / Classic Records LDS 2625LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LDS 2625LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LDS 2625LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of La Création Du Monde / Suite Provençale are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1962 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LDS-2625.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LDS-2625, LD 2625, SB-6511, RB-6511) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M2 RY1659-1S 𝖨 A1 and M2RY-1660--2S 𝖨 B1. 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.
