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Felix Mendelssohn-BartholdyA Midsummer Night's Dream

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1958

38 pressings10 countriesRomanticClassical

A Midsummer Night's Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 A Midsummer Night's Dream

4 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 3 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

September 1958
Label and catalog number
London Records CS 6001London Records CS.6001
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-3559-2K 2 CGSide A stamped

CA ZAL-3560-1E 14 CISide B stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

September 1958
Label and catalog number
London Records CS 6001London Records CS.6001
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-3559-2KSide A stamped

ZAL-3560-1ESide B stamped

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 38 vinyl pressings

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

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958JapanLondon Records SLC 1109First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958UKDecca SXL 2060 / London Records CS 6001LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1958USLondon Records CS 6001 / London Records CS.6001First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USLondon Records CS 6001 / London Records CS.6001First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958UKDecca SXL 2060First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959GermanyDecca BLK 16082LP, AlbumLP, Album
1959New ZealandDecca SXLM. 2060LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959UKDecca SXL 2060 / Decca SXL.2060LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1959UKDecca SXL 2060 / Decca SXL.2060LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960SpainDecca SXL 2060 / Decca SXL.2060LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960UKDecca SXL 2060 / Decca SXL.2060LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1967UKAce Of Diamonds SDD 159LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1969USLondon Records STS 15084 / London Records STS.15084LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1969USLondon Records STS 15084 / London Records STS.15084LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971SpainAce Of Diamonds SDD 159LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1971USLondon Records STS 15084 / London Records STS.15084LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1975South KoreaDecca SXL 2060 / Sung Eum Limited SEL-0271LP, AlbumLP, Album
1976UKAce Of Diamonds SDD 159LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1977GermanyDecca 6.42221 AH / Decca 6.42 221LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1979USLondon Records STS 15084LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982USLondon Records STS 15084LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1990s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1995GermanyDecca SXL 2060LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1995GermanyDecca SXL 2060 / Decca 009 2060LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010USOriginal Recordings Group ORG 108LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, NumberedLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered
2013ItalyDecca SXL 2060LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaDecca LXT 5344 / Decca LXTA 5344LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaDecca LXTA 5344LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
?CanadaAce Of Diamonds SDD 159LP, AlbumLP, Album
?JapanLondon Records SLB 9LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?SpainDecca SXL 2060 / Decca SXL.2060LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKDecca LXT 5344LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKLondon Records LL-1707LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKDecca SXL 2060LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 2060LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKDecca SPA.451LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USLondon Records CS 6001 / London Records CS.6001LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USLondon Records CM 9201 / London Records CM.9201LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USLondon Records STS.15084LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Incidental Music
  2. A1Overture Op. 21
  3. A2Scherzo, Op. 61 No. 1
  4. A3You Spotted Snakes, Op. 61 No. 3
  5. B1Intermezzo, Op. 61 No. 5
  6. B2Nocturne, Op. 61 No. 7
  7. B3Wedding March, Op. 61 No. 9
  8. B4Dance Of The Clowns, Op. 61 No. 11
  9. B5Finale, Op. 61 No. 12

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of A Midsummer Night's Dream are there?

38 vinyl pressings of A Midsummer Night's Dream are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 2013.

When was A Midsummer Night's Dream first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, US, Japan. One of them is Decca SXL 2060, released December 1958.

How do I tell if my copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 2060, CS 6001, SLC 1109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-3559-2K 1 NB and ZAL-3560-1E 1 NN. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is A Midsummer Night's 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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