Vinyl pressings
by Igor Stravinsky · 1967
Petrushka was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
ZAL-7867-1WSide A runout, var. 1
ZAL-7868-1WSide B runout, var. 1
ZAL-7867-1W N KT 5 1 3 M ASide A runout, var. 2
ZAL-7868-1W I KT 4 1 9 M ASide B runout, var. 2
ZAL - 7867-1WSide A Variant 1
ZAL - 7868-1Side B Variant 1
SU A ZAL - 7867-1W KTSide A Variant 2
ZAL - 7868-1W KTSide B Variant 2
ZAL-7867-3Fstamped, side A
ZAL-7868-3Fstamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | US | London Records CS 6554 / London Records CS.6554First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records CS 6554First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records CS 6554First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Decca SXL 6324 / Decca SXLA-6324LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Decca LXT 6324LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Decca SXL 6324 / Decca SXL.6324LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Decca sxl 6324LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | World Record Club S/4870 / World Record Club S-4870LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/4870 / World Record Club S-4870LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/4870 / World Record Club S-4870LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-00609 / World Record Club S/4870LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-00609 / World Record Club S/4870LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | London Records JL 41026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | World Record Club S/4870 / World Record Club S-4870LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 614 / Ex Libris SMD 3016-VLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 614 / Ex Libris 16.41 065LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6324 / Decca SXL.6324LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6324LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6324 / Decca SXL.6324LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Petrushka are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is London Records CS 6554.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 6554) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-7867-1W and ZAL-7868-1W. 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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