Vinyl pressings
by Giacomo Puccini · 1972
Manon Lescaut was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2YEA.4473Label - side A, in parentheses
2YEA.4474Label - side B, in parentheses
2YEA.4475Label - side C, in parentheses
2YEA.4476Label - side D, in parentheses
M6 288014 02269 A 21B 1Runout side A, etched
M6 289394 02269 B 21BRunout side B, etched
M6 286371 02270 A 21Runout side C, etched
M6 286372 02270 B 21Runout side D, etched
02269-A - 13-6-72 IIRunout area, side A
02269-B - 5-6-72 IIRunout area, side B
02270-A - 24-5-72 IRunout area, side C
02270-B - 24-5-72 IRunout area, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Brazil | Angel Records SBLX-3782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 193-02269/70 / Electrola 1C 193-02269/70First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 193 02 269/70 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 193 02 269/70First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1972 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3 C165-02269/70 YFirst yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1972 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 1 J 165-02269/70First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1972 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 962 / His Master's Voice 1E 191 ○ 02269-70First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1972 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 165-02269/70First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33С10-12453-6 / His Master's Voice 33С10-12453-6LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-02799 / World Record Club R-02800LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-02799 / World Record Club R-02800LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия C10-12453-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | USSR | Мелодия C10-12453-6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 962LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1982 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 165-02269/70 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 165-02269-70LP, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | His Master's Voice 29 1175 3LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 165-02269/70LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records SBLX-3782LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
17 vinyl pressings of Manon Lescaut are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, France, Brazil, Germany and more. One of them is His Master's Voice SLS 962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLS 962, 2C 165-02269/70, SBLX-3782, 1C 193-02269/70) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA.4473 and 2YEA.4474. 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.
