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Giuseppe VerdiRigoletto - Highlights

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Rigoletto - Highlights

by Giuseppe Verdi · 1962

31 pressings9 countriesOperaRomanticClassical

Rigoletto - Highlights was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Rigoletto - Highlights

4 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.

UK

1962
Label and catalog number
Decca SXL 6008Decca SXL.6008
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · First Edition - ED1
Runout / matrix

ZAL-5534-1WRunout stamp side A

ZAL-5535-1WRunout stamp side B

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
London Records 5710
Format
LP, Mono · London Blue Back
Runout / matrix

ARL-5534-1BSide One Stamped

ARL-5535-2BSide Two Stamped

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Germany

1962
Label and catalog number
Decca SXL 20 529-BDecca SXL 20529 B
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-5534-I-X S-II Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A

ZAL-5535X S-II Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B

ZAL 5534Matrix, Label side A

ZAL 5535Matrix, Label side B

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 31 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962GermanyDecca SXL 20 529-B / Decca SXL 20529 BFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962SpainDecca LXT 6008 / Discos Decca LXT 6008First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962UKDecca SXL 6008 / Decca SXL.6008First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USLondon Records 5710First yearLP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
1963UKDecca SXL 6008 / Decca SXL.6008LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1964UKDecca SXL 6008 / Decca SXL.6008LP, Album, Stereo, RepressLP, Album, Stereo, Repress
1965AustralasiaDecca LXTA 6008 / Decca LXTA-6008 ARL5534LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965NetherlandsDecca 6557 501LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965UKDecca LXT 6008 / Decca LXT.6008LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968UKDecca SXL 6008 / Decca SXL.6008LP, Album, Stereo, RepressLP, Album, Stereo, Repress
1969UKDecca SXL 6008 / Decca SXL.6008LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1970s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970SwedenDecca SXL 6008LP, Album, Special Edition, StereoLP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo
1973SpainDecca SXL 6008LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973South KoreaDecca SXL 6008 / Decca SEL-0122LP, Album, Stereo, RepressLP, Album, Stereo, Repress
1975GermanyDecca SMD 1301 / Decca 6.41612 ANLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1975GermanyDecca 6.41612 ANLP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaDecca SXLA 6008 / Decca SXLA-6008LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaDecca SXLA 6008 / Decca SXLA-6008LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SMD 1301LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SXL 20529-BLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SMD 1301 / Decca 6.41612 ANLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SXL 20529-BLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SXL 20 529-B / Decca SXL 20529 BLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?NetherlandsDecca NUX 390 006LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?NetherlandsDecca DGL 804LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKDecca SXL 6008LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6008 / Decca SXL.6008LP, Album, Stereo, RepressLP, Album, Stereo, Repress
?UKDecca SXL 6008 / Decca SXL.6008LP, Album, Stereo, RepressLP, Album, Stereo, Repress
?UKDecca FCL 5221LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USLondon Records OS 25710LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USLondon Records OS 25710LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Rigoletto - Highlights

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Rigoletto - Highlights are there?

31 vinyl pressings of Rigoletto - Highlights are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1975.

When was Rigoletto - Highlights first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, US, Germany, Spain. One of them is Decca SXL 6008.

How do I tell if my copy of Rigoletto - Highlights is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6008, 5710, SXL 20 529-B, LXT 6008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-5534-1W and ZAL-5535-1W. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Rigoletto - Highlights on vinyl worth?

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.

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