Vinyl pressings
by Giacomo Puccini · 1961
Turandot (Highlights) was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 5 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.
L2RP-4050Side A variant 1 stamped
L2RP-4051Side B variant 1 stamped
A1 L2 RP4050--1S ISide A variant 2 stamped
A1 L2 RP4050--1S I
L2RY-4052Side A matrix
L2RY-4053Side B matrix
L2 RY4052-6SSide A Runout stamped
L2RY-4053-11S I IVSide B Runout stamped
L2 RY4052-2SSide A stamped
L2 RY-4053-2S A1Side B stamped
L2RY-4052Side A label
L2RY-4053Side B label
LP-MHRP-1243-XSide A:
LP-MHRP-1244XSide B:
Manufactured in GermanyBoth Sides
L2RP-4050Side A
L2RP-4051Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Red Seal LSC 2539First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | South Africa | RCA Red Seal 30.170First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA Red Seal LM-9875-CFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA Red Seal LSC-9875-BFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2539First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2539First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2539First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2539First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2539First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA Red Seal LSC 9964-B / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 9964-BLP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Red Seal RB-16267LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | RCA Victor Red Seal SB.2138LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Mexico | RCA Victor MRL-1124LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | RCA Red Seal LSC 2539LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | RCA GL 43189LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-RC-V-214LP | LP |
16 vinyl pressings of Turandot (Highlights) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1961 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Germany, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2539, released August 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2539, LSC-2539, LM-9875-C, LSC-9875-B) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2RP-4050 and L2RP-4051. 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.
