Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Verdi · 1975
La Traviata (In Italiano) was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
63262 00 136276 =5 A 320 Made in Austria 24 C 2Stamped runout, side A
63262 00 136276 =4 A 320 24 Made in Austria 11 6 F9 ◊VStamped runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 74 431LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Austria | Deutsche Grammophon 63 262First yearLP, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Special Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Deutsche Grammophon LPEM 19276LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136 276LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 276LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136 276 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPEM 136 276LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 276LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136 276 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPEM 136 276LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 107LP | LP |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 213605 / Deutsche Grammophon 136 276LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of La Traviata (In Italiano) are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Austria. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 63 262.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 63 262) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 63262 00 136276 =5 A 320 Made in Austria 24 C 2 and 63262 00 136276 =4 A 320 24 Made in Austria 11 6 F9 ◊V. 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.
