Vinyl pressings
by Efrem Kurtz · 1960
Famous Marches was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
2YEA 346-6 A 1 2Runout side A - stamped
2YEA 347-4 M 1Runout side B - stamped
2YEA.346Matrix on label - side A
2YEA.347Matrix on label - side B
2XEA 1767-INRunout side A - stamped
2XEA 1768-INRunout side B - stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records G7220First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 376 / His Master's Voice ASD. 376First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP. 1798 / His Master's Voice ALP. 1798First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Argentina | Discos Angel LPC 12135LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 588LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 588LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | La Voix De Son Maître ASDF 201LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone ASDQ 5291LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | La Voix De Son Maître HTX 40002LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | La Voix De Son Maître SHTX 140.002LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | World Record Club TE/377 / World Record Club TE-377LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | Australia | World Record Club STE-377 / World Record Club TE/377LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | Japan | Angel Records AA.8022 / Angel Records AA-8022LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD 376LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Chile | Angel Records 3ACX-47323LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 053-00990LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053 - 00767LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone SQIM 6392LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Seraphim EAC-30096LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | World Record Club TZ 272 / World Record Club TZ.272LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | South Africa | His Master's Voice MPJ(K) 20LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Regal SREG 2010LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | World Record Club T. 646LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SG 7220LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Famous Marches are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1960 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, US. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 376, released November 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 376, ALP. 1798, G7220) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 346-6 A 1 2 and 2YEA 347-4 M 1. 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.
