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Felix Mendelssohn-BartholdyA Midsummer Night's Dream

Vinyl pressings

A Midsummer Night's Dream

by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1961

13 pressings7 countriesRomanticClassical

A Midsummer Night's Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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

1 pressing came out in 1961, 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.

Spain

1961
Label and catalog number
La Voz De Su Amo LALP 577
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

XAX 534Side A label

XAX 535Side 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 13 vinyl pressings

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

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961SpainLa Voz De Su Amo LALP 577First yearLPLP
1962New ZealandWorld Record Club TZ 182 / World Record Club TZ.182LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1962AustraliaWorld Record Club TE 283LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1964UKHis Master's Voice XLP 30025LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceEMI 2C 027 43039LPLP
?FranceColumbia 30259 / Columbia FCX 30.259LPLP
?ItalyColumbia QCX 10257 / Columbia 33QCX 10257LPLP
?UKColumbia 33CX 1174LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKAngel Records ANG.35146 / Angel Records 35146LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKColumbia 33CX 1174LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USAngel Records ANG.35146LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USAngel Records ANG. 35146 / Angel Records Angel 35146LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USAngel Records ANG.35146LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Overture, Opus 21
  2. A2Scherzo, Opus 61, No.1
  3. A3Ye Spotted Snakes, Op. 61, No. 3
  4. B1Intermezzo, Op. 61 No. 5
  5. B2Nocturne, Opus 61, No.7
  6. B3Wedding March, Opus 61, No.9
  7. B4Dance Of The Clowns, Op. 61, No. 11
  8. B5Finale, Op. 61 No. 12

Questions

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

13 vinyl pressings of A Midsummer Night's Dream are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1961 and 1964.

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

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in Spain. One of them is La Voz De Su Amo LALP 577.

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 LALP 577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX 534 and XAX 535. 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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