Vinyl pressings
by Kathleen Ferrier · 1954
Recital Of Arias was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1954, 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.
CA TRL 131-3B BRunout Stamp Side A (variant 1
CA TRL 132-2BRunout Stamp Side B (variant 1
CA TRL 131-3B UM N 2⃥Runout Stamp Side A (variant 2
CA TRL 132-2B UM N 2⃥Runout Stamp Side B (variant 2
CA TRL 131-3B M NRunout Stamp Side A
CA TRL 132-2B BB NRunout Stamp Side B
TRL.132Label Side B
TRL 131Label Side A
CA TRL 131-3B BRunout Stamp Side A
CA TRL 132-2BRunout Stamp Side B
CA TRL 131-3B BRunout Stamp Side A
CA TRL 132-2BRunout Stamp Side B
TRL.131Label Side A
TRL.132Label Side B
a side: CA TRL 131-3B
b side: CA TRL 132-2B
N
UC
CA TRL 131-3B M NRunout Stamp Side A
CA TRL 132-2B EU NRunout Stamp Side B
TRL.131Label Side A
TRL.132Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | UK | Decca LW5072First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | UK | Decca LW 5072First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | US | London Records LD-9066 / London Records LD.9066First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | UK | Decca LW 5072First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | UK | Decca LW 5072First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | UK | Decca LW 5072First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | UK | Decca LW 5072First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1955 | UK | Decca LW 5072LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | UK | Decca LW 5072 / Decca LW.5072LP, 10", Repress | LP, 10", Repress |
| 1957 | UK | Decca LW 5072 / Decca LW.5072LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Decca LW.5072LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1958 | UK | Decca LW 5072 / Decca LW.5072LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1959 | UK | Decca LW 5072 / Decca LW.5072LP, 10", Repress | LP, 10", Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | Decca LW 5072 / Decca LW.5072LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1961 | UK | Decca LW 5072 / Decca LW.5072LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Decca LW 5072 / Decca LW.5072LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | London Records LD 9066 / London Records LD-9066LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Netherlands | Decca BR 8513LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | UK | Decca LW 5072LP, 10", Album, Repress | LP, 10", Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Decca LW 5072 / Decca LW.507210", 33 ⅓ RPM | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Recital Of Arias are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1954 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in UK, US. One of them is Decca LW 5072, released December 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LW 5072, LW5072, LD-9066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CA TRL 131-3B B and CA TRL 132-2B. 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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