Martha - M'appari = Like A Dream

by Enrico Caruso · 1906

11 pressings5 countriesOperaRomanticClassical

Martha - M'appari = Like A Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1906. 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 Martha - M'appari = Like A Dream

2 pressings came out in 1906, 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.

US

1906

Label and catalog number: Victor 88001
Format: Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided · Grand Prize label
Runout / matrix: 88001 D &3100A-Side Runout Etching

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UK & Europe

1906

Label and catalog number: Gramophone Monarch Record 052121
Format: Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided
Runout / matrix: 052121 VII 3100Runout side A

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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

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1900s3 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1906	UK & Europe	Gramophone Monarch Record 052121First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided
1906	US	Victor 88001First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided
1908	US	Victrola 88001Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Mono · Mono	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Mono · Mono

1910s6 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1912	US	Victrola 88001Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress
1914	Austria-Hungary	Grammophon 76065Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress
1914	Germany	Gramophone Monarch Record 052121Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress
1914	US	Victor 88001Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided
1917	US	Victrola 88001Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided
1917	US	Victrola 88001Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided

Year unknown2 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
?	Unknown	Gramophone Monarch Record 052121Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Repress
?	Europe	Gramophone Monarch Record 052121Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue	Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue

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Martha

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Martha - M'appari = Like A Dream are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Martha - M'appari = Like A Dream are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1906 and 1917.

When was Martha - M'appari = Like A Dream first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1906, in US, UK & Europe. One of them is Victor 88001.

How do I tell if my copy of Martha - M'appari = Like A Dream is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 88001, 052121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 88001 D &3100. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Martha - M'appari = Like A Dream 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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