Vinyl pressings
by Gioacchino Rossini · 1957
La Boutique Fantasque was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
ARL-3583-1ARunout side 1 - machine stamped
ARL-3584-2ARunout side 2 - machine stamped
ARL.3583Matrix on label - side A
ARL.3584Matrix on label - side B
ARL-3583-1ARunout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ARL-3584-1ARunout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ARL.3583Matrix on label - side A
ARL.3584Matrix on label - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | London Records LL-1715First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Decca LXT 5341 / Decca LXT.5341First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Spain | Decca SXL 2007LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | Decca SXL 2007 / Decca SXL.2007LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | South Africa | Decca SXL 2007 / Decca SXL.2007LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | Decca SXL 2007 / Decca SXL.2007LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | UK | Decca SXL 2007 / Decca SXL.2007LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | London Records CS 6005 / London Records CS.6005LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Decca BR 3014 / Decca BR.3014LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1959 | UK | Decca LXT 5341 / Decca LXT.5341LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Decca SXL 2007 / Decca SXL.2007LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | France | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 109 / Ace Of Diamonds SDD.109LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 109 / Ace Of Diamonds SDD.109LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds ADD 109LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | London Records STS 15005 / London Records STS.15005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | London Records STS 15005 / London Records STS.15005LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | London Records STS 15005LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 109LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 109LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1975 | France | Grands Classiques 117.376LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Decca SPA 376 / Decca SPA.376LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Decca SPA 376LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | London Records STS 15005LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | London Records STS 15005LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Ace Of Diamonds SDDA 109LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Decca LXTA 7508LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | London Records LLC 5277-SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 109LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.42143 SFLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.42143 AFLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | PAX ISD-6503LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Asso Di Quadri SDD 109LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Asso Di Quadri SDD 109LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | Decca SXL 2007 / Decca SXL.2007LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 109LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records LL-1715LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | London Records STS 15005LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records CS 6005 / London Records CS.6005LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of La Boutique Fantasque are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1957 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK, US. One of them is Decca LXT 5341, released September 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5341, LL-1715) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-3583-1A and ARL-3584-2A. 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.
