Vinyl pressings
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1977
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Complete Incidental… was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 4 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.
Q2E A 5972-1 GD 1A Side Stamped Variant 1
Q2E A 5973-3 RW 2B Side Stamped Variant 1
Q2E A 5972-1 GG 1A Side Stamped Variant 2
Q2E A 5973-3 O 1B Side Stamped Variant 2
#3 33612 SQ-1-37268 G6Runout, side A, etched
33612 SQ-2-37268 (6) G6Runout, side A, etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, sides A & B, stamped
SQ-1-37268Center label, side A
02 879A-1-QRunout Side 1
02 879B-2-QRunout Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C069-02879First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 063-02 879 Q / His Master's Voice 1C 065 1028791First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 065 1028791First yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 063-02 879 Q / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 91 215LP, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1977 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3377 / His Master's Voice OC 063-02 879QFirst yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | US | Angel Records S-37268 / Angel Records SQ-37268First yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | US | Angel Records S-537268LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-05279 / World Record Club R 05279LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-05279 / World Record Club R 05279LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-05279 / World Record Club R 05279LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1981 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 10C 065-002879 QLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1981 | Australia | World Record Club R-05279 / World Record Club R 05279LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1983 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-02879 / La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-02879 QLP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | His Master's Voice ASD 3377 / His Master's Voice 7C 063-02879LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD-3377 / His Master's Voice OASD.3377LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASD 3377LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Portugal | His Master's Voice 1028791LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3377LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30169LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3377LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | US | Angel Records S-37268 / Angel Records SQ-37268LP, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
21 vinyl pressings of A Midsummer Night's Dream - Complete Incidental… are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1977 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, France, Germany. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 3377.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 3377, S-37268, 2C069-02879, 1C 063-02 879 Q) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Q2E A 5972-1 GD 1 and Q2E A 5973-3 RW 2. 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.
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