US
1952- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor Red Seal ERA 19RCA Victor Red Seal ERA-19
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP
Vinyl pressings
by Marian Anderson · 1952
Ave Maria And Other Schubert Songs was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1952, 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.
E2LW-0037Side A Label
E2LW-0038Side B Label
E2LW-0037Side A Label
E2LW-0038Side B Label
E2LW-0037Label & Stamped Runout A
E2LW-0038Label & Stamped Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal ERA 19 / RCA Victor Red Seal ERA-19First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1952 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal ERA 19 / RCA Victor Red Seal ERA-19First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1952 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal ERA-19First year7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1952 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal WEPR-19First year7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1952 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal ERA 19 / RCA Victor Red Seal ERA-19First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1953 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7E-RF 104 / La Voix De Son Maître 7E RF 1047", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Germany | RCA ERA-197", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Italy | RCA Italiana ERA-19 / RCA Italiana ERA 197", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | RCA ERA-197", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA ERA 197", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 45ep era-197", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Denmark | His Master's Voice 7E-RF 1047", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7E-RF 1047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | RCA 95.272 / RCA ERA 197", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7 ERF 1047", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7 ERF 1047", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor ERA-197" | 7" |
| ? | Germany | RCA ERA-19 / RCA ERA 197", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RCA ERA 197", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor ERA 19 / RCA Victor Red Seal ERA-197", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RCA ERA 19 / RCA ERA-197", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor ERA 19 / RCA ERA 197", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | Germany | RCA ERA-19 / RCA ERA 197", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | Norway | RCA ERA - 19 / RCA ERA 197", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
27 vinyl pressings of Ave Maria And Other Schubert Songs are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1952 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal ERA 19.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ERA 19, ERA-19, WEPR-19) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.