Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Offenbach · 1959
Gaîté Parisienne / Gayne Ballet Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
J2RP_5256_7S I ΛIA Side Runout
J2RP_5257_7S I ΛIB Side Runout
J2RP-5256A Side Label
J2RP-5257B Side Label
J2 RY-5258-19SSide A stamped, variant 1
J2 RY-5259-22SSide B stamped, variant 1
J2 RY-5258-17S I C5Side A stamped, variant 2
J2 RY-5259-16S I D1Side B stamped, variant 2
J2RP-5256-5S A1 RSide A runout
J2RP-5257-5S A1 RSide B runout
J2RP-5256Side A label matrix
J2RP-5257Side B label matrix
J2 RY-5258-12S HSide A runout
J2 RY-5259-12S HSide B runout
J2 RP5256-3S A HSide A, runout
J2 RP5257-3S A HSide B, runout
J2RP-5256Side A, label
J2RP-5257Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Brazil | RCA Victor Sêlo Vermelho LSC-15First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2267LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267-BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana LM-2267LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1959 | UK | RCA SF-5036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2267 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2267First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267 REFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267 RELP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2267 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2267First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2267 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2267First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | France | RCA 400.296 / RCA LM 2 267LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | RCA 400.296LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267 RELP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-5230LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Red Seal SL16164LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Chile | Rca Victor Sello Rojo LSC-2267LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA Red Seal LSC-2267 / RCA Red Seal LSC 2267LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA Red Seal SRA-2685LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2267LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Gaîté Parisienne / Gayne Ballet Suite are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2267.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2267, LSC-2267, SF-5036, LSC-15) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2RP_5256_7S I ΛI and J2RP_5257_7S I ΛI. 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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