Vinyl pressings
by Hector Berlioz · 1961
Symphonie Fantastique was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
2YLA 1076-3 4 RGSide A runout, variant 1
2YLA 1077-7 2 TSide B runout, variant 1
2YLA 1076-3 RD 4Side A runout, variant 2
2YLA 1077-7 M 2Side B runout, variant 2
2YLA 1076-3Block print stamper codes like uk issue
2YLA 1077-3Block print stamper codes like uk issue
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Unknown | Odeon PASD 399 / Odeon ASD 399First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD 399First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 399 / His Master's Voice ASD. 399First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 399 / His Master's Voice ASD. 399LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | World Record Club ST-4092 / World Record Club T/4092LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | Australia | World Record Club T/4092 / World Record Club T-4092LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1968 | Australia | World Record Club ST-4092 / World Record Club T/4092LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club S/4092 / World Record Club S-4092LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club S/3116 / World Record Club S-3116LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/3116 / World Record Club S-3116LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Emi-nent 5 C 045-00 150 / Emi-nent C 045-00 150LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30295 / His Master's Voice 0C 053 - 00 150LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sweden | His Master's Voice 7C 037-00150LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | Unknown | Angel Records AE-34482LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 1001501LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître ASDF 198LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 053 - 00150LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Electrola 1C 053-00 150 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 053-00 150LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | His Master's Voice 14C 063-00150LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 5 C 053-00 150LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 399LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 399LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30295 / His Master's Voice 0C 053 - 00 150LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seraphim S-60165LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seraphim S-60165LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seraphim S-60165LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Symphonie Fantastique are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1961 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in UK, Australia. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 399.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 399, PASD 399, OASD 399) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YLA 1076-3 4 RG and 2YLA 1077-7 2 T. 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.
