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Jacques OffenbachGaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo / L'Arlésienne Suites

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Gaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo / L'Arlésienne Suites

by Jacques Offenbach · 1964

12 pressings5 countriesBalletClassical

Gaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet… was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 Gaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet…

2 pressings came out in 1964, 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.

US

1964
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5946
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

T º XXLP-75945-2JSide A stamped

T º XXLP-75946-2BSide B stamped

XLP 75945Side A label

XLP 75946Side B label

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 12 vinyl pressings

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

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964UKCBS SBPG 62257First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964USColumbia Masterworks ML 5946First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965AustraliaCBS Masterworks SBR-235067 / CBS SBR-235067LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1965IsraelColumbia Masterworks MS 6546LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1965USColumbia Masterworks MS 6546LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1965USLondon Records CM9146LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973USColumbia Masterworks M 31848LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaMFP Classics CFP 4042 / MFP Classics MS 6546LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustraliaCBS Masterworks BR 235067 / CBS BR-235067LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia MS 6546LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia MS6546LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks MS 6546LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono

Tracklist

  1. AGaîté Parisienne30:02
  2. L'Alesiénne Suite No. 1
  3. L'Alesiénne Suite No. 2

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Gaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet… are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Gaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet… are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1973.

When was Gaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5946.

How do I tell if my copy of Gaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5946, SBPG 62257) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T º XXLP-75945-2J and T º XXLP-75946-2B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Gaîté Parisienne As Presented By The Ballet… 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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