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Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of Zacharias by Helmut Zacharias, album cover

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Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of Zacharias

by Helmut Zacharias · 1966

17 pressings8 countriesBaroqueBaroque PopPopClassical

Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of… was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of…

10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 7 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.

Germany

1966
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LSP 3597
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

LP-Ste-TPRS-3184-X Manufactured In GermanyRunout, Side 1

LP-Ste-TPRS-3185-X Manufactured In GermanyRunout, Side 2

TPRS-3184Label, Side 1

TPRS-3185Label, Side 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966FranceRCA Victor 440.711First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966GermanyRCA Victor LSP 3597First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966GermanyRCA Victor LSP-3597First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966ItalyRCA Victor LSP-3597 / RCA Victor LSP 3597First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966New ZealandRCA Victor LSP-3597First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966PeruRCA Victor LSP-3597First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966UKRCA Victor RD-7812First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1966USRCA Victor LPM-3597First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USRCA Victor LSP-3597First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966FranceRCA Victor 430.711First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967FranceRCA Victor 440.711LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977New ZealandRCA Camden ACL1-0721LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1977AustraliaRCA Camden ACL1-0721LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982ItalyRCA NL 45309LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1982ItalyRCA NL 45309LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaRCA LSP 3597LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Camden CAS 10201LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Dominique2:27
  2. A2Yesterday2:43
  3. A3Spanish Harlem2:07
  4. A4Downtown2:30
  5. A5Over The Rainbow2:14
  6. A6Yes, My Darling2:17
  7. B1Can´t Buy Me Love2:24
  8. B2America (from "West Side Story")2:07
  9. B3Lullaby Of Birdland2:32
  10. B4Bei Mir Bist Du Schön2:32
  11. B5Volare2:56
  12. B6How High The Moon2:14

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of… are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of… are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 1982.

When was Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-3597.

How do I tell if my copy of Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-3597, LSP-3597, RD-7812, 430.711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Pop Goes Baroque - The Provocative Strings Of… on vinyl worth?

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.

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