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La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, album cover

Vinyl pressings

La Bohème

by Giacomo Puccini · 1957

39 pressings12 countriesOperaRomanticClassical

La Bohème was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of La Bohème

2 pressings came out in 1957, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 39 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957UKColumbia 33CX 1464First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1957USAngel Records 35471 / Angel Records 35472First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958UKColumbia 33CX 1465LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958UKColumbia 33CX 1464LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959USAngel Records 3560 B/LLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962ItalyColumbia QCX 10272/73LP, Album, Reissue, Box SetLP, Album, Reissue, Box Set
1962USAngel Records 3560 B/LLP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1962ItalyColumbia QCX 10272/73LP, Album, Box SetLP, Album, Box Set
1966FranceColumbia 33 FCX 35026 / Columbia 33 FCX 35027LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 3C 163-00449/50LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
1974ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 3C 163-18182/83LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
1974SpainLa Voz De Su Amo 1 J 163-00 449/50LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
1976UKHis Master's Voice SLS 5059 / His Master's Voice 0C 153 ◦ 18182-3LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo, Box Set, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo, Box Set, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1976UKHis Master's Voice SLS 5059 / His Master's Voice 0C 153 ◦ 18182-3LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
1980s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2 C 163-18182/3LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1982FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2C 163-18182/3LP, Album, Reissue, Box SetLP, Album, Reissue, Box Set
1984ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 3C 163-18182/83LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Limited
1987BrazilEMI 168 290923/4LP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1987EuropeHis Master's Voice 153 - EX 29 0923 3 / His Master's Voice 29 0923 3LP, Remastered, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Remastered, Mono, Box Set · Mono
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2019EuropeVinyl Passion Classical VPC 85272LP, Album, RemasteredLP, Album, Remastered
2019UnknownVinyl Passion Classical VPC 85272LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaColumbia 33OCX 1464/5 / Columbia 33-OCX-1464LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?GermanyColumbia WCX 1464/65LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyColumbia WCX 1464/65 / Columbia C 90 553/54LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?HungaryHungaroton SLPXL 12835-36 / His Master's Voice SLPXL 12835-36LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?ItalyColumbia QCX 10272/73LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 3C 163-18182/83LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?ItalyColumbia QCX 10437 / EMI QCX 10437LP, AlbumLP, Album
?ItalyColumbia QCX 10437LPLP
?JapanAngel Records EAC-77099LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?JapanAngel Records EAC-77099 / Angel Records EAC-77100Box Set, Album, Stereo, LP, StereoBox Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo
?JapanAngel Records AB-9322~3Box Set, Album, LPBox Set, Album, LP
?NetherlandsColumbia 33CX 1464LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKAngel Records 3560LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKColumbia 33CX 1464LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKColumbia 33CX 1465LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
All 18 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. La Bohème

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of La Bohème are there?

39 vinyl pressings of La Bohème are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1957 and 2019.

When was La Bohème first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK. One of them is Angel Records 35471.

How do I tell if my copy of La Bohème is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 35471, 33CX 1464) 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.

How much is La Bohème on vinyl worth?

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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