Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Verdi · 1978
Il Trovatore was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
02 981 A-3-QRunout Side A
02 981 B-1-QRunout Side B
02 982 A-1-QRunout Side A
02 982 B-1-QRunout Side B
Q2RA 9405-2 P 1Stamped Runout, Side A
Q2RA 9406-2 O 1Stamped Runout, Side B
Q2RA 9407-1 R 1Stamped Runout, Side C
Q2RA 9408-2 O 1Stamped Runout, Side D
SCLX-3855-1Record 1: Sides 1 & 6
SCLX-3855-2Record 2: Sides 2 & 5
SCLX-3855-3Record 3: Sides 3 & 4
SQ-1-374497 -G3Side 1
M6 321 794Side A
M6 321 795Side B
M6 321 796Side C
M6 321 797Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 167-02 981/83First yearLP, Quadraphonic, Box Set | LP, Quadraphonic, Box Set |
| 1978 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 165-02 981/83 Q / His Master's Voice 1C 165-02 981/83 QLP, Club Edition, Quadraphonic, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Quadraphonic, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1978 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 165-02 981/83 Q / His Master's Voice 1C 165-02 981/83 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic, Box Set | LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Box Set |
| 1978 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 165 02981/83 QFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 5111 / His Master's Voice 0C 163 - 02 981/3QFirst yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic, Box Set |
| 1978 | US | Angel Records SCLX-3855First yearLP, Quadraphonic, Box Set | LP, Quadraphonic, Box Set |
| 1978 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10—11315-20First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 10—11315-20LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия C10 - 11315-20LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия C10 - 11315-20LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1986 | Europe | His Master's Voice 29 0953 3LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Hungary | Мелодия С-10-11315-20 / Мелодия С 10 – 11315–20LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C10 - 11315-20LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033317--22LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10 - 11315-20 (а)LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10 - 11315-20LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 033317--22LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия Д 033317--22LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10 - 11315-20 (а)LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C10 - 11315-20LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Il Trovatore are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK, US, Italy and more. One of them is Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 165-02 981/83 Q.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 165-02 981/83 Q, SLS 5111, SCLX-3855, 3C 165 02981/83 Q) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 02 981 A-3-Q and 02 981 B-1-Q. 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.
