Vinyl pressings
by Giacomo Puccini · 1965
Tosca was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
Triangle with the letters I, A, and M in it.Runout, All Sides, Stamped
XLX-X-1203-P1Runout, Side A, Stamped
XLX-X-1204-F1Runout, Side B, Stamped
XLX-X-1205-F1Runout, Side C, Stamped
YLX-X-1166Matrix on label side A
YLX 1166-2GSide 1
YLX 1167-2GSide 2
YLX 1168-2GSide 3
YLX 1169-5GSide 4
XLX 1203 22 M6 239697Stamped runout side A
XLX 1204 22 M6 239702Stamped runout side B
XLX 1205 22 M6 239698Stamped runout side C
XLX 1206 22 B M6 239727Stamped runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Angel Records SBL-3655 / Angel Records BL-3655First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1965 | France | La Voix De Son Maître AN 149/50 FFirst yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1965 | France | La Voix De Son Maître SAN 149/50 FFirst yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1965 | Germany | Electrola SMA 18 001First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1965 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone ASDQ 5370First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice SAN-149-50First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice SAN 149-50 / His Master's Voice SLS 917/2First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo, Box Set · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice AN-149-50First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice SAN 149-50 / His Master's Voice SLS 917/2LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1965 | US | Angel Records BL-3655 / Angel Records B/L-3655First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Angel Records SBL-3655First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia | His Master's Voice XLX.1204 / Jugoton LPHVM-304-305LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 12 1401 / Supraphon 1 12 1402LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 165-00040/41LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Angel Records 10486 / 87LP, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice AN/SAN 149/50LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice AN/SAN 149/50LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| ? | Austria | Columbia 1 C 165-00041/41 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 165-00041/41LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 36257LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records B/L 3655 / Angel Records 'S' 3655 BLLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître CAN 149 / 50LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 165 00040/1 / Angel Records 2C 165 00040/1LP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 165 00040/1LP, Album, Box Set, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Box Set, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 165-00 040/41 / Electrola 1C 165-00 040/41LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Electrola 1 C 165-00 040/41 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 165-00 040/41LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Electrola SMA 91 403/04 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn SMA 91 403/04Box Set, Album, Reissue, LP, Stereo | Box Set, Album, Reissue, LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 165-00040/1LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records AA-9100 / Angel Records AA-9101LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAA-95031BLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
38 vinyl pressings of Tosca are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1965 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Angel Records BL-3655.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BL-3655, SBL-3655, SAN 149-50, AN-149-50) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Triangle with the letters I, A, and M in it. and XLX-X-1203-P1. 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.
