Vinyl pressings
by Giacomo Puccini · 1967
La Rondine (The Swallow) was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
TRRS-2562--3S X1Runout - Stamped - Side A
^ 5 TRRS-2563- 4S 1XRunout - Stamped - Side B
TRRS-2564--4S 1 XRunout - Stamped - Side C
TRRS-2565--3S 1 XRunout - Stamped - Side D
TRRS-2562--3S X1Runout - Stamped - Side A
^ 5 TRRS-2563- 4S 1XRunout - Stamped - Side B
TRRS-2564--4S 1 XRunout - Stamped - Side C
TRRS-2565--3S 1 XRunout - Stamped - Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-7048First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor Red Seal SER 5559-60First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-7048First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1968 | Italy | RCA Victor FS 031LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Philippines | RCA Gold Seal AGL2-4801LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Philippines | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-7048LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1968 | Taiwan | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. CH-4026 / Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. CH-4026-3LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1968 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL2-4801LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | RCA Red Seal DPS 2055 (LSC-7048)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Extra 26 072-9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal DPS 2055 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-7048LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor Red Seal LMDS 7048LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | Italy | RCA VLS 45142 (2)LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor Red Seal 5559-60LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-7048 / RCA Red Seal LSC 7048LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
15 vinyl pressings of La Rondine (The Swallow) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-7048, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-7048, SER 5559-60) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRRS-2562--3S X1 and ^ 5 TRRS-2563- 4S 1X. 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.
