US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks KS 6327
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XXSM-55535-1Astamped in runout side A
XXSM-55536-1Astamped in runout side B
XSM 55535matrix on label side A
XSM 55536matrix on label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Igor Stravinsky · 1962
Le Rossignol (An Opera In Three Acts) 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.
7 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.
XXSM-55535-1Astamped in runout side A
XXSM-55536-1Astamped in runout side B
XSM 55535matrix on label side A
XSM 55536matrix on label side B
XXSM-55535-1J
XXSM-55535-1AA
XXSM-55535-1D II-Istamped in runout side A
XXSM-55536-1A III-Istamped in runout side B
XSM 55535matrix on label side A
XSM 55536matrix on label side B
BRG 72041 1L∇1=420 VV VSide A, variant 1
BRG 72041 2L* 2 //420VV0Side B, variant 1
BRG 72041 1L∇1=420 VV0Side A, variant 2
BRG 72041 2L* 2 //420VV0Side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | CBS BRG 72041First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | CBS 72041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KS 6327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KL 5727First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks KS 6327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | CBS CBS 61545LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33Д 035189-90LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 035189-90LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | USSR | Мелодия 33 Д 035189-90LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Le Rossignol (An Opera In Three Acts) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK. One of them is Columbia Masterworks KS 6327.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS 6327, MS 6327, KL 5727, SBRG 72041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-55535-1A and XXSM-55536-1A. 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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