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Living Strings Plus Two Pianos Play The Most Beautiful Music In The World

by Living Strings · 1962

16 pressings3 countriesLight MusicThemePopClassical

Living Strings Plus Two Pianos Play The Most… 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Living Strings Plus Two Pianos Play The Most…

12 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Camden CAL 687
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

M3 ZP5453-3SSide 1, stamped

M3 ZP5454-3SSide 2, stamped

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Camden CAS 687
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

M3 ZY5455-3SSide A stamped

M3 ZY5456-3SSide B stamped

M3ZY-5455Side A Label

M3ZY-5456Side B Label

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US

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Camden CAS 687
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

M3 ZY5455-3S HSide A runout

M3 ZY5456-3S HSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Camden CAL 687
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

M3 ZP5453-2SSide 1, stamped

M3 ZP5454-2SSide 2, stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Camden CAL 687
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

M3ZP-5453 6S AIRunout A

M3ZP-5454 7S A2Runout B

M3ZP-5453Label A

M3ZP-5454Label B

Full details of this pressing

US

1962
Label and catalog number
RCA Camden CAS 687
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

M3ZY-5455--8S A R (all stamped except A and R)Side 1

M3ZY-5456--7S A1 R (all stamped except A1)Side 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962CanadaRCA Camden CAL 687First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962CanadaRCA Camden CAS 687First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962UKRCA Camden SND 5017 / RCA Camden CAS 687First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962UKRCA Camden CDN-168 / RCA Camden CDN.168First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USRCA Camden CAL 687First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USRCA Camden CAS 687First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USRCA Camden CAS 687First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USRCA Camden CAL 687First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USRCA Camden CAL 687First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USRCA Camden CAS 687First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USRCA Camden CAS 687First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USRCA Camden CAS 687 / RCA Camden CAS-687First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRCA Camden CAL 687LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaRCA Camden CAL 687LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKRCA Camden CDN-168LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USRCA Camden CAS 687LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Medley
  2. A1.1Clair De Lune
  3. A1.2Yellow Bird
  4. A2Till
  5. Medley
  6. A3.1Liebestraum
  7. A3.2September Song
  8. A4Autumn Leaves
  9. Medley
  10. A5.1Humoresque
  11. A5.2Nola
  12. Medley
  13. B1.118th Variation
  14. B1.2Nocturne No.2 In E-Flat
  15. B2Tenderly
  16. Medley
  17. B3.1Angel's Serenade
  18. B3.2Stranger In Paradise
  19. B4Mona Lisa
  20. Medley
  21. B5.1None But The Lonely Heart
  22. B5.2Among My Souvenirs

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Living Strings Plus Two Pianos Play The Most… are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Living Strings Plus Two Pianos Play The Most… are listed here, from 3 countries.

When was Living Strings Plus Two Pianos Play The Most… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is RCA Camden CAL 687.

How do I tell if my copy of Living Strings Plus Two Pianos Play The Most… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAL 687, CAS 687, SND 5017, CDN-168) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M3 ZP5453-3S and M3 ZP5454-3S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Living Strings Plus Two Pianos Play The Most… on vinyl worth?

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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