Vinyl pressings
by Hector Berlioz · 1954
The Damnation Of Faust was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1954, 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.
E4 RP8102-5S I BIside A runout stamped
E4 RP8103-6S C1 Iside B runout stamped
E4 RP8104-12S A2 Iside C runout stamped
E4 RP8105-15S I B2side D runout stamped
E4RP-8102side A label
E4RP-8103side B label
E4RP-8104side C label
E4RP-8105side D label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | US | RCA Victor LM-6114 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 6114First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1954 | US | RCA Victor LC 16485First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1225 / His Master's Voice ALP 1226LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 6109LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 6109LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LM-6114 / RCA Victor LM 6114LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA Victrola AVL 2 0679LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA 630 210 / 630 211 / 630 212LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA 630 210 À 212 / RCA 630 210LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LM-6114 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 6114LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of The Damnation Of Faust are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1954 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US. One of them is RCA Victor LM-6114.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-6114, LC 16485) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E4 RP8102-5S I BI and E4 RP8103-6S C1 I. 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.
