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Giacomo PucciniMadama Butterfly: Highlights

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Madama Butterfly: Highlights

by Giacomo Puccini · 1962

17 pressings7 countriesModernOperaClassical

Madama Butterfly: Highlights was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 Madama Butterfly: Highlights

4 pressings came out in 1962, 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.

UK

1962
Label and catalog number
Columbia 33CX 1787
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

XBX 9082-3Runout Side A

XBX 9083-3Runout Side B

Full details of this pressing

Australia

1962
Label and catalog number
Columbia OEX 9157
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XBX9082-1NRunout Side A

XBX9083-2NRunout Side b

XBX9082Label Side A

XBX9083Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

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

All 17 vinyl pressings

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

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962AustraliaColumbia 33OEX 9157First yearLPLP
1962AustraliaColumbia OEX 9157First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962UKColumbia 33CX 1787First yearLPLP
1962UKColumbia 33CX 1787First yearLPLP
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 3C 063-00550LPLP
1978ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 3C 063-00550LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 7495081LPLP
?FranceColumbia FCXPM 30 135 / Columbia 33 FCX PM 30.1035LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?FranceColumbia FCX 30135LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyColumbia C 80 529 / Columbia 33 WSX 546LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?GermanyColumbia C 80 529 / Columbia 80 529LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?GermanyColumbia E 80 529 / Columbia C 80 529LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?GermanyColumbia C 80 529 / Columbia C 80529LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?GreeceHis Master's Voice 063 00550LPLP
?NetherlandsColumbia C 80 529 / Columbia 33 WSX 546LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKColumbia 33CX 1297LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKAngel Records Angel 35226 / Angel Records XBX.26LPLP

Tracklist

  1. Madama Butterfly

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Madama Butterfly: Highlights are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Madama Butterfly: Highlights are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 1978.

When was Madama Butterfly: Highlights first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, Australia. One of them is Columbia 33CX 1787.

How do I tell if my copy of Madama Butterfly: Highlights is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33CX 1787, 33OEX 9157, OEX 9157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XBX9082 and XBX9083. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Madama Butterfly: Highlights 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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