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Felix Mendelssohn-BartholdyA Midsummer Night's Dream (Incidental Music), The Hebrides Overture

Vinyl pressings

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Incidental Music), The Hebrides Overture

by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1962

23 pressings9 countriesRomanticClassical

A Midsummer Night's Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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

2 pressings came out in 1962, 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.

France

1962
Label and catalog number
Guilde Internationale Du Disque M-2214
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

yPartx 57.395Center Label A

yPartx 57.396Center Label B

Full details of this pressing

France

1962
Label and catalog number
Guilde Internationale Du Disque M-2214Guilde Internationale Du Disque M 2214
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XPARTX 50345 2 M6 221799Side A, stamped

XPARTX 50346 2 M6 221800Side B, stamped

M 2214-I-24Side A, hand-etched

M 2214-II-26Side B, hand-etched

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 23 vinyl pressings

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

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962FranceGuilde Internationale Du Disque M-2214First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962FranceGuilde Internationale Du Disque M-2214 / Guilde Internationale Du Disque M 2214First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964AustraliaConcert Hall AM 2214 / Concert Hall SAM-2214LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964UKConcert Hall AM 2214 / Concert Hall AM-2214LPLP
1964UKConcert Hall SMS 2214 / Concert Hall SMSC 2214LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964UKConcert Hall SMSC-2214 / Concert Hall M-2214LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978FranceFestival Classique FC 454LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978SpainGramusic GM-678LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaConcert Hall AM 2214 / Concert Hall SAM-2214LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceGuilde Internationale Du Disque SMS-2214LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FrancePrestige De La Musique SR-9643LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
?GermanyConcert Hall SMS-2214 / Concert Hall M-2214LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyMusical Masterpiece Society M-2214LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?GermanyDie Meisterwerke Der Musik SA-9643LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?ItalyMusical Masterpiece Society M-2214 / Musical Masterpiece Society MMS 2214 PALP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?JapanConcert Hall M-2214LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?JapanConcert Hall SM-2214LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?SwitzerlandMusical Masterpiece Society M 2214 / Musical Masterpiece Society M-2214LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?SwitzerlandEx Libris M 2214 / Musical Masterpiece Society M-2214LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKConcert Hall M-2214LPLP
?UKMusical Masterpiece Society M-2214LPLP
?UK, Europe & JapanMusical Masterpiece Society M-2214LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UK, Europe & JapanMusical Masterpiece Society M-2214LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Overture
  2. A2Scherzo
  3. A3Fairies' March
  4. A4Intermezzo
  5. B1Nocturne
  6. B2Wedding March
  7. B3Marcia Funebre
  8. B4Dance Of The Clowns
  9. B5Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

Questions

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

23 vinyl pressings of A Midsummer Night's Dream are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1978.

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

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in France. One of them is Guilde Internationale Du Disque M-2214.

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 M-2214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, yPartx 57.395 and yPartx 57.396. 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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