Vinyl pressings
by Igor Stravinsky · 1963
Le Baiser De La Fée was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
ZAL-5906-3E BG KT 6 BRunout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL-5907-2E U KT 1Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL.5906Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.5907Matrix on label - side B
ARL-5906-2ARunout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ARL-5907-1ARunout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ARL-5906-1ASide 1 (Stamped)
ARL-5907-2ASide 2 (Stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Spain | Decca SXL 6066First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Decca LXT 6066 / Decca LXT.6066First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Decca SXL 6066 / Decca SXL.6066First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | London Records CS6368LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | London Records CS6368LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | World Record Club S/T4291 / World Record Club ST-4291LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | Australia | World Record Club T-4291 / World Record Club S/T4291LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club S/4291 / World Record Club S-4291LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | London Records STS15228 / London Records STS 15228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | London Records STS 15228LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Decca SXL 6.066 / Decca SXL 6066LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Decca LXT 6.066LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 6066LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 244 / Decca SDD 244LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records STS 15228LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Le Baiser De La Fée are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Spain. One of them is Decca SXL 6066, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6066, LXT 6066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-5906-3E BG KT 6 B and ZAL-5907-2E U KT 1. 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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