UK
1963- Label and catalog number
- Decca LXT 5399Decca LXT.5399
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Verdi · 1963
Highlights From La Traviata was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1963, the album's first year. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UK | Decca LXT 5399 / Decca LXT.5399First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | Decca ECSI 232 / Eclipse ECSI 232LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Eclipse ECS.777 / Eclipse ECS 777LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Eclipse ECS.777 / Eclipse ECS 777LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca MD 1040LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Decca BLK 16085LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | DECCA BLK 16 526LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Decca LXT 5399 / Decca LXT.5399LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Ace Of Clubs ACL - N 263 / Ace Of Clubs ACL -N 263LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Ace Of Clubs ACL-N 263LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Decca DDX 190016LP | LP |
| ? | South Africa | Decca LXT 5399 / Decca LXT.5399LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca LXT 5399LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca LXT 5399 / Decca LXT.5399LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | London Records 5344LP | LP |
15 vinyl pressings of Highlights From La Traviata are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK. One of them is Decca LXT 5399.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5399) 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.