Vinyl pressings
by Hector Berlioz · 1960
Symphonie Fantastique 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.
7 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.
K2-RY4239-4SRunout side A, stamped
K2-RY4240-1SRunout side B, stamped [variant 1]
K2-RY4240 7SRunout side B, stamped [variant 2]
I C1 K2 RP4237-3SA-Side Runout Etching
I B2 K2 RP4238-1SB-Side Runout Etching
K2RP-4237Label Side A
K2RP-4238Label Side B
K2-RY4239-2S A1 RSide A stamped
K2-RY4240-4S A1 RSide B stamped
K2-RY4239-4SRunout side A, stamped
K2-RY4240-1SRunout side B, stamped [variant 1]
K2-RY4240 7SRunout side B, stamped [variant 2]
K2-RY4239-2S A1Run-out Stamp Side A
K2-RY4240-2S A1Run-out Stamp Side B
K2RY-4239LAbel Side A
K2RY-4240Label 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 | Germany | RCA Red Seal LSC-2362 / RCA Red Seal LSC 2362First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Red Seal RB 16215First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2362 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2362First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2362 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2362First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2362 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2362First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Decca 6.42149 AFFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Red Seal SB 2090First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | France | RCA 640.675 / RCA LSC. 2362LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | France | RCA Victor 630.534 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2362LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | RCA Victor 630.534 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2362LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victrola VIC-1031LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victrola VICS-1031LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victrola Red Seal VIC-1031LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victrola Red Seal VIC 1031LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | RCA Victrola VIC-1031LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Decca SPA 222 / Decca SPA.222LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | London Records GT 9101LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | London Records STS 15423LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | London Records STS15423LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | London Records STS 15423LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | London Records K18C-8224LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Japan | London Records K38C 70036LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Japan | London Records KIJC 9142LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victrola VIC-1031LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victrola VICS-1031LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Australia | Decca SPA 222 / Decca SPA.222LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Decca 592023LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Victrola 30 MT 10.220 / Victrola VIC 1031LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Victrola VIC. 5LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VIC-1031 / RCA Victrola Red Seal VIC-1031 EXLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 1031 / RCA Victrola Red Seal VICS 1031 EXLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.42149 AHLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 1031LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Red Seal LM-2362 / RCA Red Seal LM 2362LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Red Seal LM-2362 / RCA Red Seal LM 2362LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca SPA 222 / Decca SPA.222LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 1031LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
42 vinyl pressings of Symphonie Fantastique are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1960 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2362.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2362, LM-2362, 6.42149 AF, SB 2090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2-RY4239-4S and K2-RY4240-1S. 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.
