Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Verdi · 1960
La Traviata 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.
4 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 3 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.
2YBA.19Label - side A, in parentheses
2YBA.20Label - side B, in parentheses
2YBA.21Label - side C, in parentheses
2YBA.22Label - side D, in parentheses
2XBA.9001Label - side A, in parentheses
2XBA.9002Label - side B, in parentheses
2XBA.9003Label - side C, in parentheses
2XBA.9004Label - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records GCR 7221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 359-361 / His Master's Voice SLS 757First yearBox Set, LP, Album, Stereo | Box Set, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1780-2 / His Master's Voice RLS 662First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records SGCR 7221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | World Record Club S-4392 / World Record Club S-4393LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1968 | Australia | World Record Club 4392 / World Record Club 4393LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club S-4392 / World Record Club S-4393LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1970 | Japan | Angel Records AA 9345~46LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S-4392 / World Record Club S-4393LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1975 | Australia | World Record Club R-00309 / World Record Club R-00310LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1977 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 5097 / His Master's Voice 0C 157-00 177/9LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFPD 41 4450 3LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 3623 / Angel Records S.35906LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Angel Records ALDM 37/39 / Codiscos ALDM 37/39LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 167-03138/9LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 658 à 660LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 147-03 138/39 / His Master's Voice 1C 147-03 138/39LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 29 240-9 / Electrola 29 240-9LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Electrola E 91 085/086 / Electrola WALP 563/564LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Electrola STE 91 085/086LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 359-361 / His Master's Voice SLS 757Box Set, LP, Album, Repress | Box Set, LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Angel Records 3623LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records 3623 C/LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPSV-HMV-320/22 / His Master's Voice LPSV-HMV-320/22LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPSV-HMV-320/22 / His Master's Voice LPSV-HMV-320/22LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
25 vinyl pressings of La Traviata are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1960 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, US, Canada. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 359-361.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 359-361, ALP 1780-2, SGCR 7221, GCR 7221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YBA.19 and 2YBA.20. 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.
