Vinyl pressings
by Hector Berlioz · 1967
Symphonie Fantastique was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
2YLA 1551 21 M6 256099Runout side A
2YLA 1552 21 M6 256100Runout side B
2 YLA 1551Label side A
2 YLA 1552Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | France | La Voix De Son Maître CVAP 2037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD 2342LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Angel Records AA-8255LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Angel Records AA-8255LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo ASDL 957LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2342 / His Master's Voice ASD.2342LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-10595 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-10.595LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Angel Records EAA-112LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Angel Records S-36517LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Angel Records RL-32061 / Angel Records RL-2-32061LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Angel Records EAC-81031LP | LP |
| 1986 | South Korea | Angel Records OLAC-0052 / Angel Records S-36517LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | His Master's Voice 7 69275 1LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Erato 0190295535513 / Warner Classics 0190295535513LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of Symphonie Fantastique are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in France. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître CVAP 2037.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CVAP 2037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YLA 1551 21 M6 256099 and 2YLA 1552 21 M6 256100. 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.
