US
April 1964- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks MS 6533
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Gioacchino Rossini · 1964
Berstein conducts Favorite Rossini Overtures was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SBRG 72199 1Y//1 V420 115Side 1
SBRG 72199 2Y//2 V420 111Side 2
MX143361(B) • BR325069-1Runout Side A (handwritten)
MX143362 • BR325069-2Runout Side B (handwritten)
MX143361Label Side A
MX143362Label Side B
○ XXSM-75800-1AC R 1 FRunout Side A, stamped
○ XXSM-75801-1L [stamped] I [etched] T [stamped] X [etched] A 1 D [stamped]Runout Side B
(679 982 S 1) 75 800Label Side A
(679 982 S 2) 75 801Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | CBS Masterworks BR 325069 / CBS BR-325069First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | CBS SPR 25First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | CBS SBRG 72199First yearLP | LP |
| 1964 | UK | CBS SBRG 72199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6533First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50931LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 10 0214 / Gramofonový Klub 0 10 0214LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1969 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10931LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0214 / Gramofonový Klub 1 10 0214LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | UK | CBS Classics S 61060 / CBS Classics 61060LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | CBS SPR 25LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | CBS SPR 25LP | LP |
| 1972 | Italy | CBS SPR 25LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | CBS SPR 25LP | LP |
| 1979 | UK & Europe | CBS 30108LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri GSdM 06LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS CBS 60022LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS 60022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | CBS S 72199LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | CBS 72199 / CBS (ML 5933)LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | CBS CBS 60022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | CBS SPR 25LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS SPR 25LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS SPR 25LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS 72.199LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 72199LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONC 10285LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | US | Columbia ML 5933LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia ML 5933LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
29 vinyl pressings of Berstein conducts Favorite Rossini Overtures are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Germany. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6533, released April 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6533, SBRG 72199, BR 325069, SPR 25) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.