UK
1966- Label and catalog number
- Decca SET 323-4
- Format
- LP, Stereo, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Georg Solti · 1966
Symphony No. 7 In E / Siegfried Idyll was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ZAL 7328-6WSide A, Label
ZAL-7328-6W KT
ZAL-7327-2WSide 1 (of 3 sides), vinyl, stamped
ZAL-7328-2LSide 2 (of 3 sides), vinyl, stamped
ZAL-7329-1WSide 3 (of 3 sides), vinyl, stamped
ZAL-7330-1WSide 2, vinyl stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | UK | Decca SET 323-4First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1966 | UK | Decca SET 323-4First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1966 | UK | Decca MET 323-4First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Decca SET 323First yearLP, Single Sided, Sampler, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Sampler | LP, Single Sided, Sampler, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Sampler |
| 1966 | US | London Records CSA 2216First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1966 | US | London Records CSA 2216First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1969 | Japan | London Records SLC 1758-9LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Germany | Decca 6.35166 DXLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca SET 323/324 / Decca SET 323LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SET 323-4LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
10 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 7 In E / Siegfried Idyll are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US. One of them is Decca SET 323-4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SET 323-4, MET 323-4, SET 323, CSA 2216) 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.