Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Verdi · 1956
Aida was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, 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.
XBX.28Label, in parentheses, side 1
XBX.29Label, in parentheses, side 2
XBX.30Label, in parentheses, side 3
XBX.31Label, in parentheses, side 4
XBX.28Label, in parentheses, side 1
XBX.29Label, in parentheses, side 2
XBX.30Label, in parentheses, side 3
XBX.31Label, in parentheses, side 4
XBX 28 - 2N L 1Runout Side B
XBX 29 - 2N GH JRunout Side C
XBX 30 - 2N GM 12Runout Side D
XBX 31 - 2N GPRunout Side E
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1318 / Columbia 33CX 1319First yearLP | LP |
| 1956 | US | Angel Records 3525 / Angel Records ANG. 35287First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Angel Records 3525 / Angel Records ANG. 35287First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | Columbia 33QCX 10165/66/67LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 163-00429/31LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 163-00429/31LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 5108 / His Master's Voice 0C 155-00 429/31LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1979 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 10 C 165-000429/31 G282LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | EMI 2C 163-00 429/31 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 163-00 429/31Box Set, LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Box Set, LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | Brazil | EMI 168 290976/7 / Angel Records 168 290976/7LP | LP |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | His Master's Voice 29 0976 3LP, Remastered, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Remastered, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Angel Records LPC 11803/05LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 3525 C/L / Angel Records ANG.35287-8-9LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX 570/1/2LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Columbia 33 WCX 1318/20LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 153-00 429/31 M / His Master's Voice 1 C 153-00 429/31 MLP, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 153-00 429/31M / His Master's Voice 1C 153-00 429/31MLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 90 475 / 77 / Columbia 33 WCX 1318/20LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3 C 163-00429/31LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Japan | EMI AB-9365C / Angel Records AB-9365CLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-77288 / Angel Records EAC-77289LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records AB-9085-CLP, Box Set · Colored vinyl | LP, Box Set · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33CX 1318-20 / Columbia CMS 816LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 3525 C/LLP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | US | Angel Records 3525 C/L / Angel Records 35287-8-9LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 3525 C/LLP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
27 vinyl pressings of Aida are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1956 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK. One of them is Angel Records 3525.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3525, 33CX 1318) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XBX.28 and XBX.29. 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.
