UK
1960- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 33CX 1682
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XBX 9032-IN M I 2Runout Side A
XBX 9033-iN H IRunout Side B
(XBX9032)Label Side A
(XBX9033)Label Side B

Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Verdi · 1960
Il Trovatore - Highlights From The Complete… was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, 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 9032-IN M I 2Runout Side A
XBX 9033-iN H IRunout Side B
(XBX9032)Label Side A
(XBX9033)Label Side B
XBX 9032-IN M I 2Runout Side A
XBX 9033-iN H IRunout Side B
(XBX9032)Label Side A
(XBX9033)Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | South Africa | Columbia 33JCX 1682First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1682First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Columbia FCX 30181LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 063 - 00494LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 64 588LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Greece | His Master's Voice 14C 063-00494LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia 33OCX 1682LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Angel Records 3 CBX 333LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX PM 30181 / Columbia 33 FCX PM 30.181LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX PM 30181 / Columbia 33 FCX PM 30.181LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Skandinavisk Grammophon Aktieselskab 33 FCX 30.101 / Skandinavisk Grammophon Aktieselskab 30181LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 80 492 / Columbia C 80492LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 053-01 677 MLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 053-01 677 MLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 80492LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 80492 / Columbia 33 WSX 530LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 053-01 677 M / EMI Electrola 1C 053-01 677 MLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | Italy | Teatro Alla Scala 1778 - Bicentenario -1978 3C 063-00494LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33CX 1682LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Il Trovatore - Highlights From The Complete… are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1960 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, South Africa. One of them is Columbia 33CX 1682.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33CX 1682, 33JCX 1682) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XBX 9032-IN M I 2 and XBX 9033-iN H I. 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.