Vinyl pressings
by Kirsten Flagstad · 1956
Wagner Recital / Wesendonck Lieder was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, 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.
ARL-3230-2A H RT 1A side stamped, clockwise - 6, 3, 12, 9 O'Clock
ARL-3231-1A U RT 1B side stamped, clockwise - 6, 3, 12, 9 O'Clock
ARL.3230A side label, inverted
ARL.3231B side label, inverted
ARL-3230-1A G RT 1A side stamped, variant 1
ARL-3231-1A I RT 1B side stamped, variant 1
ARL-3230-1A BG RT 15A side stamped, variant 2
ARL-3231-1A BC RT 61 CAB side stamped, variant 2
ARL-3230-XSide A
ARL-3231-XSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Germany | Decca LXT 5249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | London Records 5259First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | London Records LL 1533 / London Records LL.1533First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Decca LXT 5249 / Decca LXT.5249LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | France | Decca LXT 5249LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Decca LXT.5249 / Decca LXT 5249LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | London Records OS 25101LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | London Records OS 25101LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 212 / Ace Of Diamonds SDD. 2170LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 212LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | UK & Europe | Decca ECS 826 / Eclipse ECS 826LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | Decca 9-42 013 / Decca GRV 11LP | LP |
| 1982 | UK | Decca GRV11LP | LP |
| 1982 | UK | Decca GRV 11LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Disques Decca LXT 5249LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Decca LXT.5249 / Decca LXT 5249LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 212LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | London Records ZAL 3230/1LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | US | London Records OS.25101LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records OS 25101LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Wagner Recital / Wesendonck Lieder are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1956 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Germany. One of them is London Records 5259.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5259, LL 1533, LXT 5249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-3230-2A H RT 1 and ARL-3231-1A U RT 1. 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.
