Vinyl pressings
by John Pritchard · 1962
The Elegance Of The Waltz was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
GGL 0127 A-2WMStamped runout, side A
1 O/T Z/O CEtched runout, side A
GGL 0127 B-2WMStamped runout, side B
1 Z/T O/T DEtched runout, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0127 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0127First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GSGL 10127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Stereo-Fidelity SF-15900First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | Somerset 652 / Somerset RL-552LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Marble Arch MALS 691 / Marble Arch MALS-691LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Marble Arch MALS 691 / Marble Arch MAL 691LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | Family Records SFR - AL 504LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Stereo-Fidelity SF-15900LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Somerset P-15900LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Mode Disques MD 9085 / Mode Disques MD. 9085LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Somerset RL-552LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Somerset 652LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Somerset RL-552LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Somerset 652LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Somerset 652LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Somerset ST-RL-552LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Somerset 552 / Somerset RL-552LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Somerset SS 504 / Somerset SM 504LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Somerset P-15900LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Stereo-Fidelity SF-15900LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Stereo-Fidelity SF-15900LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of The Elegance Of The Waltz are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, US. One of them is Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL.0127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GGL.0127, GSGL 10127, SF-15900) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GGL 0127 A-2WM and 1 O/T Z/O C. 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.
