Vinyl pressings
by Igor Stravinsky · 1960
Le Sacre Du Printemps was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
SR-90253-A FR2 I A1 P17A-side runout variant 1
SR-90253-B FR2 I A2 P17B-side runout variant 1
SR-90253-A FR2 (I) P17 A1A-side runout variant 2
SR-90253-B FR2 (I) P17 ACB-side runout variant 2
SR_90253_A FR2 P17 I D2Runout Side A
SR_90253_B FR2 I P17 B2Runout Side B
MG 50253A FR1 A1 I JJRunout Side A
MG 50253B FR1 A1 I JJRunout Side B
SR-90253-A FR2 I A1Runout Side A
SR-90253-B FR2 I A2Runout Side B
P17Runout on both sides - hand etched
SR 90253A EFRRunout Side A
SR 90253B-EFRRunout Side B
MG 50253A O 12Runout side A, stamped
MG 50253B R 2Runout side B, stamped
MG.50253 ALabel side A
MG.50253 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Mercury Living Presence MG50253First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury Living Presence SR90253 / Mercury SR90253First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury Living Presence SR90253 / Mercury SR90253First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury Living Presence SR90253 / Mercury SR90253First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Mercury Living Presence AMS 16065First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Mercury Living Presence MMA 11118First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Mercury Wing SRW 18027LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Mercury Wing SRW 18027LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Mercury Wing SRW 18027LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Germany | Mercury Living Presence SR90253 / Speakers Corner Records SR90253LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Philips 836.607 VZLP, 10", Stereo | LP, 10", Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Fontana 894 023 ZKYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Fontana 894 023 ZKYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 894 023 ZKYLP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 894 023 ZKYLP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 6531 011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury Living Presence SR90253 / Mercury SR90253LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | US | Mercury Living Presence MG50253LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury Living Presence SR90253LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury Living Presence SR90253 / Mercury SR90253LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury Living Presence SR90253 / Mercury SR90253LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Le Sacre Du Printemps are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK. One of them is Mercury Living Presence SR90253, released March 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR90253, MG50253, AMS 16065, MMA 11118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR-90253-A FR2 I A1 P17 and SR-90253-B FR2 I A2 P17. 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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