France
September 27, 1968- Label and catalog number
- Hachette G.M. 042-019
- Format
- 10", Album
Vinyl pressings
by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · 1968
Le Songe D'une Nuit D'été was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1968, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | Hachette G.M. 042-019First year10", Album | 10", Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Opus Vox PL 6830LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Austria | Donauland 4029LP | LP |
| ? | France | Classic Nº 6025LP, Album, Mixed | LP, Album, Mixed |
| ? | Germany | Eurodisc 70 340 / Eurodisc P 15LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | VOX PL 6830LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | VOX STPL 513.050LP | LP |
| ? | US | Vox Productions, Inc. PL 6830 / Pantheon PL 6830LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | VOX Stpl513050LP, 78 RPM, Album | LP, 78 RPM, Album |
| ? | US | VOX PL 6830LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | VOX STPL 513.050LP | LP |
| ? | US | VOX PL 6830LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Le Songe D'une Nuit D'été are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France. One of them is Hachette G.M. 042-019, released September 27, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G.M. 042-019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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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