UK
1968- Label and catalog number
- Decca SET 468-468A
- Format
- LP, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Igor Stravinsky · 1968
Ansermet Rehearses And Conducts The Firebird was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | UK | Decca SET 468-468AFirst yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Decca SET 468-468A / Decca SET.468LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1973 | France | Decca 7.168LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Spain | Decca SET 468LP | LP |
| 1978 | Japan | London Records GXP 9015LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | London Records F22LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | London Records K18C-9142LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Contour Red Label CC 7500LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Japan | London Records KIJC 9222LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | London Records SLA 1014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca 468-468ALP | LP |
| ? | US | London Records FBD-S-1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Ansermet Rehearses And Conducts The Firebird are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK. One of them is Decca SET 468-468A.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SET 468-468A) 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.
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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