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Horst SteinLight Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular Overtures

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Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular Overtures

by Horst Stein · 1962

21 pressings8 countriesRomanticOperaClassical

Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular… was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular…

2 pressings came out in 1962, 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.

US

1962
Label and catalog number
Stereo-Fidelity SF-15800
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SF-15800-AMatrix A

SF-15800-BMatrix B

SF 15800 A LW Bell SoundRunout A

SF 15800 B LW Bell SoundRunout B

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 21 vinyl pressings

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

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962UKPye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0157First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USStereo-Fidelity SF-15800First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966SpainSonoplay EACS-7LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967SpainEuropa S-5067LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1979USMusical Heritage Society MHS 3258LPLP
Year unknown16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaGem GEM-S-48LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaSomerset S 158LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceMode Disques MD 9086 / Mode Disques MD. 9086LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceMode Disques STMD 9086 / Mode Disques STMD. 9086LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceMode Serie CMD 9 086 / Mode Serie CMD. 9086LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanySomerset CL-553LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?GermanySomerset 553LPLP
?GermanySomerset CL-553LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?GermanySomerset CL-553LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?GermanySomerset CL-553LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?ItalySomerset SS 505LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?ItalySomerset SS 505LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?USSomerset SF-15800LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USAudio Spectrum ASC-845LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USAudio Spectrum ASC-10018LPLP
All 16 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Light Cavalry Overture
  2. A2Orpheus In The Underworld
  3. B1Donna Diana Overture
  4. B2Poet And Peasant Overture
  5. B3Gallop

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular… are there?

21 vinyl pressings of Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular… are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1979.

When was Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, US. One of them is Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0157.

How do I tell if my copy of Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GGL 0157, SF-15800) 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 Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular… 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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