UK
1965- Label and catalog number
- Decca SXL 6192
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Joan Sutherland · 1965
Joan Sutherland Sings Bellini was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
ZAL6795Side 1 label
ZAL6796Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | UK | Decca SXL 6192First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Decca SXL 6192 / Decca OS 25940LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1965 | UK | Decca SXL 6192First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | Decca LXT 6192LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Spain | Decca SXL 6192 / Discos Columbia, S.A. SXL 6192LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | London Records OS 25940LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | London Records OS 25940 / London Records OS.25940LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21119-BLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SMD 1180LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21119-BLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca SXLM 6192 / Decca SXLM.6192LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6192LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6192LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records 5940LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Joan Sutherland Sings Bellini are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK. One of them is Decca SXL 6192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.