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Ernest AnsermetBallet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker / Carnaval / Coppélia / Giselle

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Ballet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker / Carnaval / Coppélia / Giselle

by Ernest Ansermet · 1963

15 pressings8 countriesRomanticBalletClassical

Ballet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 Ballet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker

1 pressing came out in 1963, 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.

Italy

December 1963
Label and catalog number
RCA Victrola KV 31RCA Victrola KV-31
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

PKBP 10608 1S-1A 2Side A, runout, stamped

PKBP 10609 1S 1A 2Side B, runout, stamped

PKBP 10608Side A, label

PKBP 10609Side B, label

Full details of this pressing

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

All 15 vinyl pressings

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

1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963ItalyRCA Victrola KV 31 / RCA Victrola KV-31First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1964USRCA Victrola VIC-1066 / RCA Victrola VIC 1066LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1964USRCA Victrola VICS-1066 / RCA Victrola VICS 1066LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1965GermanyRCA Victrola VIC 1066LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965GermanyRCA Victrola VICS 1066LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966FranceRCA Victrola 30 MT 10223 / RCA Victrola VIC 1066LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966GermanyRCA Victor SMR 8008LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966UKRCA Victrola VICS-1066LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968CanadaVictrola Camden Classics VCCS-1066LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1979JapanLondon Records GT 9210LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaRCA Victrola VIC 1066 / RCA Victrola VIC-1066LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaRCA Victrola VICS 1066 / RCA Victrola VICS-1066LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaRCA Victrola VICS-1066LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaRCA Victrola VIC-1066LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?GermanyRCA Victrola VIC-1066 EX / RCA Victrola VIC 1066LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. Nutcracker Suite
  2. Carnaval
  3. Coppélia
  4. Giselle

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Ballet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Ballet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1979.

When was Ballet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Italy. One of them is RCA Victrola KV 31, released December 1963.

How do I tell if my copy of Ballet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KV 31) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PKBP 10608 1S-1A 2 and PKBP 10609 1S 1A 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Ballet Favorites Highlights From The Nutcracker 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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