Vinyl pressings
by Franz von Suppé · 1960
Overtures was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
SR-90269A-CBFR-1 P IIRunout, Side A (Etched)
SR-90269B-CBFR-2Runout, Side B (Etched)
SR-90269 ALabel, Side A
SR-90269 BLabel, Side B
MG 50269 A RFR-2Runout side A
MG 50269 B RFR-2Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG50269 / Mercury Living Presence MG50269First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR50269 / Mercury Living Presence SR50269First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR90269 / Mercury Living Presence SR90269First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR90269 / Mercury Living Presence SR90269LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Mercury AMS 16084 (SR 90269)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Mercury MMA 11137 / Mercury Living Presence MMA 11137LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Mercury Wing SRW 18094LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | Fontana 894 081 ZKYLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Mercury SRI-75091LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italy | Mercury Living Presence SR90269LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRI 75091LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Fontana 6531 012LP | LP |
| ? | France | Philips 839 808 GSYLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 642.218 GLLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips 839 808 GSYLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 839 808 GSYLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Fontana 894 081 ZKYLP | LP |
| ? | US | Mercury Living Presence SR90269LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | Venezuela | Circulo Musical 280LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Overtures are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Mercury SR90269, released November 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR90269, MG50269, SR50269) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR-90269A-CBFR-1 P II and SR-90269B-CBFR-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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