Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Verdi · 1958
Simon Boccanegra was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
2XBA.57Label - Side A, in parentheses
2XBA.58Label - Side C, in parentheses
2XBA.59Label - Side D, in parentheses
2XBA.60Label - Side E, in parentheses
2XBA.57Label - Side A, in parentheses
2XBA.58Label - Side C, in parentheses
2XBA.59Label - Side D, in parentheses
2XBA.60Label - Side E, in parentheses
G1-7126-D16 [Anvil symbol stamp]Side A runout
G2-7126-D9 [Anvil symbol stamp]Side B runout
G3-7126-D2 [Anvil symbol stamp]Side C runout
G4-7126-D2 [Anvil symbol stamp]Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice RLS 654First yearBox Set, Album, LP, Single Sided, Mono, LP, Mono · Mono | Box Set, Album, LP, Single Sided, Mono, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice ALPS. 1634 / His Master's Voice ALP. 1635First yearBox Set, Album, LP, Single Sided, Mono, LP, Mono · Mono | Box Set, Album, LP, Single Sided, Mono, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol-EMI GCR 7126First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALPS 10229, QALP 10230, QALP 10231Box Set, Album, LP, Single Sided, Mono, LP, Mono · Mono | Box Set, Album, LP, Single Sided, Mono, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo G.62LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 153-00151/53Box Set, Reissue, LP, Stereo | Box Set, Reissue, LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 1 J 163-00151/3LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1977 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 5090 / His Master's Voice 0C 153-03 122/4Box Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Stereo | Box Set, Album, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 153-00151/53Box Set, Reissue, LP, Stereo | Box Set, Reissue, LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Angel Records CL 3617Box Set, Album, LP, Mono · Mono | Box Set, Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 3617 C/LLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 163-03122/4 MLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 153-00151/53LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALPS. 1634 / His Master's Voice ALP. 1635Box Set, Album, LP, Single Sided, Mono, LP, Mono · Mono | Box Set, Album, LP, Single Sided, Mono, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 3617 C/LLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 3617 C/LLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Simon Boccanegra are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, US. One of them is His Master's Voice RLS 654.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RLS 654, ALPS. 1634, GCR 7126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XBA.57 and 2XBA.58. 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.
