Vinyl pressings
by International Concert Orchestra · 1927
The Skaters / Estudiantina was first pressed on vinyl in 1927. 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 1927, the album's first year, in 5 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.
Y 35798A 9 [V.E. in oval] 1Runout side A, variant 1
K 35798B 8 [V.E. in oval] 2Runout side B, variant 1
3 6 35798A 9 [V.E. in oval] 1Runout side A, variant 2
3 1 35798B 1 [V.E. in oval] 2Runout side B, variant 2
A36085△ m 1 4-0992 3Runout side A
A36347△ 2 0 4-0993 3Runout side B
(4-0992)Label side A
(4-0993)Label side B
4-0992 9 A36085 Δ AGTRunout side A
4-0993 2 AP A36347 ΔRunout side B
4-0992Label side A
4-0993Label side B
0110507A-side
0110508B-side
A36085△ 1 4-0992.M. 1 3Side A runout
A36347△ 2 4-0993.A. 1 8 7Side B runout
4-0992Side A label
4-0993Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Australia | Zonophone E.F. 6First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | Canada | Victor 35798First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | Czechoslovakia | His Master's Voice AN 85First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | UK | His Master's Voice C 1326First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | UK | His Master's Voice C 1326First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| 1927 | US | Victor 35798First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | UK | His Master's Voice C 1326Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1937 | US | Victor 35798Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1939 | US | Victor 35798Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | UK | His Master's Voice C 1326Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1947 | US | RCA Victor 35798Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1948 | UK | His Master's Voice C.1326Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1948 | UK | His Master's Voice C.1326Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Victor 35798Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Victor 35798Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | France | Disque "Gramophone" L-633Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Victor 68771Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of The Skaters / Estudiantina are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1927 and 1948.
The earliest pressings are from 1927, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Victor 35798, released March 1927.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 35798, C 1326, E.F. 6, AN 85) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Y 35798A 9 [V.E. in oval] 1 and K 35798B 8 [V.E. in oval] 2. 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.
