Germany
1972- Label and catalog number
- RCA SER 5693/94
- Format
- LP
Vinyl pressings
by Gioacchino Rossini · 1972
Petite Messe Solennelle was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Eurodisc 62 795LP, Club Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1972 | Germany | RCA SER 5693/94First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Japan | Columbia NCC-8045~6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | RCA Red Seal MLDS 60006(2)LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1974 | Switzerland | Eurodisc 62 795 / Eurodisc 62 796LP, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1975 | Germany | Eurodisc 86 321 XGKLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1977 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 27 041-042LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия С 10-08685-8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | RCA Red Seal ARL2-2626LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Eurodisc EUR 99209LP | LP |
| 1985 | Germany | Eurodisc 86 321 XGKBox Set, Album, Reissue, LP, Stereo | Box Set, Album, Reissue, LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Eurodisc 86 321 XGKLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С10 08685-8LP | LP |
13 vinyl pressings of Petite Messe Solennelle are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Germany, Japan. One of them is RCA SER 5693/94.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SER 5693/94, NCC-8045~6) 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.