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Luisa MalagridaTosca Highlights

Vinyl pressings

Tosca Highlights

by Luisa Malagrida · 1954

12 pressings7 countriesOperaRomanticClassical

Tosca Highlights 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Tosca Highlights

2 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.

Netherlands

1954
Label and catalog number
Philips N 00201 L
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

AA 00201 1L-4Side A runout

AA 00201-2L - 13Side B runout

Full details of this pressing

Norway

1954
Label and catalog number
Philips N 00201 L
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

AA 00201-1L-11111Side A runout

AA 00201 2L-11 ∆'Side B runout

AA 00201-1 LSide A label

AA 00201-2 LSide B label

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 12 vinyl pressings

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

1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1954NetherlandsPhilips N 00201 LFirst yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1954NorwayPhilips N 00201 LFirst yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960UKPhilips GBL 5537LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973ItalyInternational Joker Production SM 1173LPLP
1973ItalyInternational Joker Production SM 1173LPLP
1973SpainZafiro ZQR 201LP, AlbumLP, Album
1976ItalyQuadrifoglio VDS 9400LP, AlbumLP, Album
1978USSummit SUM 5050LPLP
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyPhilips N 00201 LLP, AlbumLP, Album
?ItalyInternational Joker Production SM 1173LPLP
?NetherlandsPhilips S 04004 LLP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsPhilips S 04004 LLP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. Band 1
  2. A1Recondita Armonia
  3. Band 2
  4. A2Mario! Mario!
  5. Band 3
  6. A3Tosca? Che Non Mi Veda
  7. Band 1
  8. B1La Povera Mia Cena
  9. B2Mi Dicon Venal...
  10. B3Vissi D'Arte
  11. Band 2
  12. B4E Lucevan Le Stelle
  13. B5Ah! Franchigia... O Dolci Mani
  14. B6Amaro Sol Per Te

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Tosca Highlights are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Tosca Highlights are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1954 and 1978.

When was Tosca Highlights first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1954, in Netherlands, Norway. One of them is Philips N 00201 L.

How do I tell if my copy of Tosca Highlights is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N 00201 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 00201 1L-4 and AA 00201-2L - 13. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Tosca Highlights 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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