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Maria CallasBellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1

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Bellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1

by Maria Callas · 1956

23 pressings8 countriesClassicalOperaRomanticBel Canto

Bellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Bellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1

1 pressing came out in 1956, the album's first year. 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.

UK

November 1956
Label and catalog number
Columbia SEL 1550
Format
7", 45 RPM, EP
Runout / matrix

7TCB 23-IV R RTSide 1

7TCB 24-IN R RTSide 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 23 vinyl pressings

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

1950s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956UKColumbia SEL 1550First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1958GreeceColumbia SELG 177", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
1958SpainLa Voz De Su Amo 7ERL 1.1087", EP7", EP
1958SpainLa Voz De Su Amo 7ERL 1.1087", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1958SpainLa Voz De Su Amo 7ERL 1.1087", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1958ItalyColumbia SEBQ 1547", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1958ItalyColumbia SEBQ 1547", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1959ItalyColumbia SEBQ 1547", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963ItalyColumbia SEBQ 1547", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue
1965NetherlandsColumbia Records SEDH 1917", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownColumbia SEL 15507", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
?ArgentinaAngel Records SCBA/E 65527", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?FranceColumbia ESBF 170987", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?GermanyColumbia C 50 156 / Columbia SELW 15507", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?GermanyColumbia C 50 156 / Columbia SELW 15507", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?GermanyColumbia C 50 156 / Columbia SELW 15507", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?GreeceColumbia SELG 177", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?GreeceColumbia SELG 177", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?GreeceColumbia SELG 177", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo
?NetherlandsColumbia SEL 15507", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
?NetherlandsColumbia SEL 15507", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
?UKColumbia SEL 15507", EP, 45 RPM7", EP, 45 RPM
?UKColumbia SEL 15507", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. Norma

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Bellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1 are there?

23 vinyl pressings of Bellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1956 and 1965.

When was Bellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in UK. One of them is Columbia SEL 1550, released November 1956.

How do I tell if my copy of Bellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEL 1550) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCB 23-IV R RT and 7TCB 24-IN R RT. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Bellini "Norma" Excerpts From Act 1 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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