Vinyl pressings
by Gioacchino Rossini · 1959
Berganza Sings Rossini was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
ZAL-4407-1E K ⵎT 1Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL-4408-1E G ⵎT 2 1 SMRunout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL.4407Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.4408Matrix on label - side B
ARL-4407-2AA side runout, stamped
ARL-4408-3AB side runout, stamped
ARL.4407A side label, upside down in parentheses
ARL.4408B side label, upside down in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Spain | Decca SXL 2132 / Decca SXL.2132First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Decca LXT 5514First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Decca SXL 2132 / Decca SXL.2132First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | London Records OS 25106LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | London Records 5514 / London Records X.5514LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Spain | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 224 / Decca SDD 224LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | London Records STS 15533LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SMD 1251LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21133-BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca BLK 16 151LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 2132 / Decca SXL.2132LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK & Europe | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 224LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Berganza Sings Rossini are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Spain. One of them is Decca SXL 2132, released June 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 2132, LXT 5514) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-4407-1E K ⵎT 1 and ZAL-4408-1E G ⵎT 2 1 SM. 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.
