Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Verdi · 1974
Aida was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 7 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.
2YEA.5165Label - side A, in parentheses
2YEA.5166Label - side B, in parentheses
2YEA.5167Label - side C, in parentheses
2YEA.5168Label - side D, in parentheses
2YEA.5165Label - side A, in parentheses
2YEA.5166Label - side B, in parentheses
2YEA.5167Label - side C, in parentheses
2YEA.5168Label - side D, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Austria | His Master's Voice 64 313 / His Master's Voice 1C 195 - 02 548/50 QLP, Quadraphonic, Box Set, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Quadraphonic, Box Set, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C165-02548/50 XFirst yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1974 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 157 - 02 548/50 Q / His Master's Voice 1 C 157 - 02 548/50 QLP, Quadraphonic, Box Set, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Quadraphonic, Box Set, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1974 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 195-02 548/50 Q / His Master's Voice 1C 195-02 548/50 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic, Box Set | LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Box Set |
| 1974 | Germany | His Master's Voice 64 933LP, Stereo, Box Set, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1974 | Germany | His Master's Voice 29 676-4 / His Master's Voice 1 C 195-02 548 QFirst yearLP, Quadraphonic, Box Set | LP, Quadraphonic, Box Set |
| 1974 | Germany | EMI 15 452 6 / His Master's Voice 15 452 6LP, Club Edition, Stereo, Quadraphonic, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo, Quadraphonic, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1974 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 157-02 548/50 Q / His Master's Voice 1C 157-02 548/50 QFirst yearLP, Quadraphonic, Box Set, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic, Box Set, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Hungary | Hungaroton SLPX 12109 / Hungaroton SLPX 12110First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1974 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3 C165-02548/50First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1974 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 1J 165-02 548/50First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic, Box Set, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Box Set, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 977 / His Master's Voice 0C 165 ◦ 02548-50First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 977 / His Master's Voice 0C 165 ◦ 02548-50First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1974 | US | Angel Records SCLX-3815First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1975 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 167-02 548/50LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Angel Records SCLX-3815 / Book-Of-The-Month Records BOMC 9106440LP, Club Edition, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1983 | US | Angel Records SCLX-3815 / Book-Of-The-Month Records BOMC 9106440LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | EMI 1116 4291-93 / Supraphon 1116 4291-93LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Discos Angel 8113/15LP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| ? | Europe | His Master's Voice 7 63172 1LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 1025483LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 157 - 02 548/50 Q / His Master's Voice 1 C 157 - 02 548/50 QLP, Box Set, Quadraphonic | LP, Box Set, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 165-02548/50LP, Reissue, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Reissue, Box Set, Reissue |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 977 / His Master's Voice 0C 165 ◦ 02548-50LP, Repress, Box Set | LP, Repress, Box Set |
28 vinyl pressings of Aida are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1974 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, France, Hungary and more. One of them is His Master's Voice SLS 977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLS 977, SCLX-3815, 2 C165-02548/50 X, SLPX 12109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA.5165 and 2YEA.5166. 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.
