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Maurice RavelBolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole

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Bolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole

by Maurice Ravel · 1958

47 pressings14 countriesImpressionistClassical

Bolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole 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 Bolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole

8 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
Columbia Masterworks ML 5293
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP43610-2ASide A Variation 1 - Stamped

XXLP43611-2AESide B Variation 1 - Stamped

XXLP43610-2ADSide A Variation 2 - Stamped

XXLP43611-2BDSide B Variation 2 - Stamped

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6011
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM 43879A Side Label

XSM 43880B Side Label

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5293
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP43610-2ASide A Variation 1 - Stamped

XXLP43611-2AESide B Variation 1 - Stamped

XXLP43610-2ADSide A Variation 2 - Stamped

XXLP43611-2BDSide B Variation 2 - Stamped

Full details of this pressing

US

1958
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5293
Format
LP, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP43610-2ASide A, variant 1

XXLP43611-2AESide B, variant 1

XXLP43610-2ADSide A, variant 2

XXLP43611-2BDSide B, variant 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 47 vinyl pressings

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

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958AustraliaCoronet KLCS 2704 / CBS Masterworks KLCS 2704First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958AustraliaCoronet KLC 2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5293First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaColumbia Masterworks MS 6011First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USColumbia Masterworks ML 5293First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958USColumbia Masterworks MS 6011First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USColumbia Masterworks ML 5293First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1958USColumbia Masterworks ML 5293First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959UKPhilips GBL 5513LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USColumbia Masterworks MS 6011LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1964USColumbia Masterworks ML 5293LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
1965USColumbia Masterworks MS 6011LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1965USColumbia Masterworks MS 6011LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1967GermanyCBS S 61027LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1967GermanyCBS S 61027LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1967NetherlandsCBS S 61027 / CBS MS 6011LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1968ItalyCBS 72315 / CBS SD 72315LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1970s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971USColumbia Masterworks MS 6011LP, Stereo, ReissueLP, Stereo, Reissue
1973ItalyCBS S 61027LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973ItalyCBS S 61027LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1974New ZealandCBS UCOND005 / CBS MS 6011LP, Reissue, Sampler, StereoLP, Reissue, Sampler, Stereo
1975GermanyCBS 61 027LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1975GermanyCBS 61 027LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1975PortugalCBS 61 027LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1976FranceCBS CBS 61027 / Odyssée S 61 027LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981FranceCBS CBS 60016LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2016EuropeVinyl Passion Classical VPC 85030LP, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Reissue, Remastered
2016SpainErmitage VNL 12700LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
2018ItalyErmitage VNL 66103LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownCBS S 61027 / CBS MS 6011LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustraliaCBS Masterworks KLCS 2704LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5293LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5293LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?EuropeCBS Masterworks MS 6011LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceCBS S 72315 / CBS S 72.315LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceCBS 72 315 / CBS 72.315LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?GermanyCBS 61 027LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyCBS 61 027LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?IsraelCBS 72315LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?JapanColumbia RS 109LPLP
?NetherlandsCBS 72315 / CBS ML 5293LPLP
?NetherlandsCBS 61 027LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKCBS S 61027LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKCBS S 61027LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 18 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Bolero
  2. A2La Valse
  3. Rapsodie Espagnole

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Bolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole are there?

47 vinyl pressings of Bolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1958 and 2018.

When was Bolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5293.

How do I tell if my copy of Bolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5293, MS 6011, KLCS 2704, KLC 2704) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP43610-2A and XXLP43611-2AE. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Bolero · La Valse · Rapsodie Espagnole 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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