Vinyl pressings
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1958
Italian And Reformation Symphonies 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.
7 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.
J2 RP2599 2S C1 IRunout A variant 1
J2 RP2600-7S I A6Runout B variant 1
J2 RP2599 2S I Λ4Runout A variant 2
J2 RP2600 1S I ΛIRunout B variant 2
J2 RY3194-5S A1 ISide A Runout (Stamped) Variant 1
J2 RY3195-5S I A1Side B Runout (Stamped) Variant 1
J2 RY3194-1S A2 ISide A Runout (Stamped) Variant 2
J2 RY3195-5S IV ISide B Runout (Stamped) Variant 2
J2 RP2599-3S A2 Rside A runout stamped
J2 RP2600-2S A1 Rside B runout stamped
J2RP-2599side A label
J2RP-2600side B label
(J2RP-2599)Matrix Side 1
(J2RP-2600)Matrix Side 2
J2 RP2599 2S A1 IStamped runout Side 1
J2 RP2600 1S I A1Stamped runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2221 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2221First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2221 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Japan | Victor LS-2200 / Victor Red Seal LS-2200First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2221First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2221 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2221First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2221 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2221First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2221 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2221First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | France | RCA Victor 640.526 / RCA Victor LSC 2221LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Spain | RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2221LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2221LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 1293LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1293LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 1293LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Victrola MCV 514LP | LP |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA RGC-1086LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RCA Gold Seal RCL-1009 STEREO / RCA Gold Seal JGL1-7337LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA VL 89035LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-5278LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | RCA Gold Seal 12R 1031 STEREO / RCA Gold Seal AGL 1-5278LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victrola VICS-1293LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victrola VICS-1293LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Red Seal LM-2221 / RCA Red Seal LM 2221LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSC 2221LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Red Seal LM-2221 / RCA Red Seal LM 2221LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSC 2221LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor Red Seal MRL-1149LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | RCA CCV 5035LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1293LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSC 2221LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Italian And Reformation Symphonies are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2221, released September 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2221, LSC-2221, LS-2200) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2 RP2599 2S C1 I and J2 RP2600-7S I A6. 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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