Vinyl pressings
by Igor Stravinsky · 1966
Pulcinella was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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-7207-1G B KT 1Runout side A - stamped
ZAL-7208-1G B KT 1 BRunout side B - stamped
ZAL 7207-1GMatrix on label - side A
ZAL 7208-1GMatrix on label - side B
ARL-7207-1ARunout side A - stamped
ARL-7208-1ARunout side B - stamped
KT 3 2B SW B ZAL-7207-1G CSide 1 runout - stamped
KT 1B ZAL-7208-1G USide 2 runout - stamped
ZAL 7207Side 1 label
ZAL 7208Side 2 label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | UK | Decca SXL 6230First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Decca LXT 6230 / Decca LXT.6230First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Decca SXL 6230First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Decca SXL 6230LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records OS 25978LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | London Records 5978LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | London Records 5978LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Decca SXL 6230LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Decca SXL 6230LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | London Records SLC 1941LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 245 / Decca SDD 245LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Decca SMD 1248 / Decca 6.41577 ANLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | London Records STS 15218 / London Records STS15218LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.47577 ANLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.41577 AHLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca SMD 1248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Pulcinella are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK. One of them is Decca SXL 6230.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6230, LXT 6230) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-7207-1G B KT 1 and ZAL-7208-1G B KT 1 B. 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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