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Manuel De FallaNights In The Gardens Of Spain

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Nights In The Gardens Of Spain

by Manuel De Falla · 1958

12 pressings5 countriesRomanticClassical

Nights In The Gardens Of Spain was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 Nights In The Gardens Of Spain

6 pressings came out in 1958, 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

1958
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2181
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Plum Labels, Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

H2RP-6619-6S H ASide 1 runout, stamped

H2 RP6620-7S H ASide 2 runout, stamped

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2181
Format
LP, Mono · Plum Labels, Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

H2RP-6619-6S H ARunout side A

H2 RP6620-7S H ARunout side B

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UK

1958
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal RB-16067RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

H2RP-6619-1ASide 1 runout, stamped

H2RP-6620-1ASide 2 runout, stamped

H2RP-6619Side 1 labels, inverted, in parentheses

H2RP-6620Side 2 labels, inverted, in parentheses

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Italy

1958
Label and catalog number
RCA Italiana LM-2181
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

2E8RP-3689-  2S/B2Runout side A

2E8RP-3690-  4S/A2Runout side B

2E8RP-3689Label side A

2E8RP-3690Label side B

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Italy

1958
Label and catalog number
RCA Italiana LM-2181RCA Victor LM2181
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

2E8RP3689-  2S/A5Runout side A

2E8RP3690-  4S/A 12Runout side B

2E8RP-3689Label side A

2E8RP-3690Label side B

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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.

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958ItalyRCA Italiana LM-2181First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958ItalyRCA Italiana LM-2181 / RCA Victor LM2181First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958UKRCA Victor Red Seal RB-16067 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958UKRCA Victor Red Seal RB-16067 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2181LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1958USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2181First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2181First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959SpainRCA 3L16212LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959SpainRCA 3L16212LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960SpainRCA 3L16212LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1966SpainRCA Victor LM 16327LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceRCA 630.460LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. Nights In The Gardens Of Spain
  2. B1Goyescas: The Maiden And The Nightingale
  3. B2Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance
  4. B3Suite Española, No. 3: Sevillana
  5. B4Cantos De España, No. 4: Córdoba
  6. B5Canco I Dansa
  7. B6Danza Espanolas, No 5: Andaluza

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Nights In The Gardens Of Spain are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Nights In The Gardens Of Spain are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1966.

When was Nights In The Gardens Of Spain first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Italy. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2181.

How do I tell if my copy of Nights In The Gardens Of Spain is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2181, RB-16067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2RP-6619-6S H A and H2 RP6620-7S H A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Nights In The Gardens Of Spain 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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