Vinyl pressings
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1963
Incidental Music To A Midsummer Night's Dream 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.
9 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
N2RY-5576-9S ⅠB2Side A runout stamped variant 1
N2RY-5577--1S ⅠΛ5Side B runout stamped variant 1
N2RY-5576--1S I A1Side A runout stamped variant 2
N2RY-5577--1S I A3Side B runout stamped variant 2
N2RY-5576-9S ⅠB2side A runout stamped
N2RY-5577--1S ⅠΛ5side B runout stamped
N2RY-5576side A label
N2RY-5577side B label
N2RY-5576-9S ⅠB2side A runout stamped
N2RY-5577--1S ⅠΛ5side B runout stamped
N2RY-5576side A label
N2RY-5577side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2673First yearLP | LP |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2673First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2673-CFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2673-BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2673 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2673First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2673First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM/D-2673First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC/D-2673First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2673First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Red Seal LSC-2673 / RCA Red Seal LSC 2673LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Italy | RCA VL 84483LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA Victor Red Seal SRA-2703LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2673LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2673LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Incidental Music To A Midsummer Night's Dream are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2673.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2673, LM-2673, LM/D-2673, LSC/D-2673) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N2RY-5576-9S ⅠB2 and N2RY-5577--1S ⅠΛ5. 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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