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Igor StravinskyThe Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée")

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The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée")

by Igor Stravinsky · 1956

20 pressings6 countriesNeo-RomanticBalletClassical

The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée") was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée")

5 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1956
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5102
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

XLP37750-1FRun-out side 1

XLP37751-1FRun-out side 2

XLP 37750Center Label 1

XLP 37751Center Label 2

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US

1956
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5102
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP37750-1G ☆ 1111A/ASide A runout, variant 1

XLP37751-1BC ☆ 1A/1ASide B runout, variant 1

XLP37750-1D. ☆Side A runout, stamped, variant 2

XLP37751-1L ☆Side B runout, stamped, variant 2

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US

1956
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5102
Format
LP, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP37750-1D [star logo]Run-out side 1

XLP37751-1AH [star logo]Run-out side 2

XLP 37750Center Label 1

XLP 37751Center Label 2

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1956
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5102
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP37750-1F ☆Side A runout

XLP37751-1AH ☆Side B runout

x"Lp" 37750Side A label

x"Lp" 37751Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Japan

1956
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks PRL 7008
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

XLP37750-1D ☆ 2D A-B-A-1Side A runout/stamped

XLP37751-1C ☆ 2D A-2Side B runout/stamped

XLP 37750Center Label A

XLP 37751Center Label B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 20 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5102First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956JapanColumbia Masterworks PRL 7008First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1956USColumbia Masterworks ML 5102First yearLPLP
1956USColumbia Masterworks ML 5102First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1956USColumbia Masterworks ML 5102First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USSRАккорд Д 06185-6LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961USSRАпрелевский Завод Д—06185 / Апрелевский Завод Д—06186LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1961USSRАккорд Д-06185 / Аккорд Д-06186LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1961USSRАккорд Д-06185 / Аккорд Д-06186LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1961USSRАккорд Д-06185 / Аккорд Д-06186LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCoronet KLC 558 / Coronet KLC-558LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsPhilips A 01306 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 6203LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 5102LPLP
?USSRАпрелевский Завод Д—06185-6LPLP
?USSRМелодия Д—06185 / Мелодия Д—06186LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USSRLīgo Д-06185 / Līgo Д-06186LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USSRАпрелевский Завод Д—06185-6LPLP
?USSRMelodija Д-06185 / Melodija Д-06186LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USSRЛенинградский Завод Д-06185 / Ленинградский Завод Д-06186LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée")
  2. AScene I (Prologue) – Scene II (A Village Fête)20:20
  3. BScene III (By The Mill) – Scene IV24:43

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée") are there?

20 vinyl pressings of The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée") are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1961.

When was The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée") first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5102.

How do I tell if my copy of The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée") is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5102, PRL 7008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP37750-1F and XLP37751-1F. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Fairy's Kiss ("Le Baiser De La Fée") on vinyl worth?

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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