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The Student Prince

by Mario Lanza · 1959

40 pressings13 countriesOperaScoreClassicalStage & Screen

The Student Prince was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 The Student Prince

1 pressing came out in 1959, 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.

Canada

1959
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2339
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

K2 PR2019-12SLabel Side A

K2 PR2019-15SLabel Side B

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 40 vinyl pressings

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

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2339First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960AustraliaRCA Red Seal SL16246LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960AustraliaRCA Red Seal SL16246LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1960CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960FranceRCA 530 254LP, AlbumLP, Album
1960IndiaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960IndiaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC. 2339LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960ItalyRCA VICTOR LPM - 10067LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2339LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2339LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 20 pressings from the 1960s
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971YugoslaviaJugoton LPSV-RCA 70444 / RCA Victor Red Seal LPSV-RCA 70444LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1974South KoreaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, AlbumLP, Album
1974UKRCA Red Seal LSB 4107LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1976USRCA Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981UKRCA Classics RK 43567LP, AlbumLP, Album
1981UKRCA Classics RL 43567LPLP
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaRCA Red Seal SL-16246LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaRCA L16246LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaRCA Red Seal SL16246 / RCA SL16246LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?Australia & New ZealandRCA Victor L16246LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-23 39-B / RCA Red Seal LSC 2339-BLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339-BLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Red Seal LSC 2339-BLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?New ZealandRCA RPL 3219LP, AlbumLP, Album
?TaiwanHae Shan Records SHS-1011LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?UKRCA Red Seal LSB 4107 / RCA Red Seal LSB4107LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?UKRCA Red Seal LSB 4107 / RCA Red Seal LSC2339LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2339 / RCA Red Seal LSC 2339LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Overture3:53
  2. A2Serenade3:25
  3. A3Golden Days3:49
  4. A4Drink, Drink, Drink3:40
  5. A5Summertime In Heidelberg4:19
  6. B1I'll Walk With God3:00
  7. B2Thoughts Will Come Back To Me3:17
  8. B3Student Life2:18
  9. B4Just We Two2:36
  10. B5Beloved3:08
  11. B6Gaudeamus Igitur2:15
  12. B7Deep In My Heart, Dear3:45

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Student Prince are there?

40 vinyl pressings of The Student Prince are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1959 and 1981.

When was The Student Prince first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Canada. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2339.

How do I tell if my copy of The Student Prince is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2339) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 PR2019-12S and K2 PR2019-15S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Student Prince 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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