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Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice

by Maurice Ravel · 1959

30 pressings12 countriesRomanticModernClassical

Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice 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 Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice

4 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

UK

1959
Label and catalog number
Pye Golden Guinea Records GSGL 10032Pye Golden Guinea Records GSGL.10032
Format
LP, Stereo
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 30 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaSomerset SF 96First yearLPLP
1959UKPye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0032First yearLPLP
1959UKPye Golden Guinea Records GSGL 10032 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GSGL.10032First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959UKPye Golden Guinea Records GSGL 10032First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966ArgentinaMusic Hall 90.327LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966UKMarble Arch MAL 603LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1966UKMarble Arch MALS 603LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966UKMarble Arch MAL 603LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972USAlshire International ASC-843LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1974SwedenKontrapunkt KLP-74-4031LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1988BrazilVOX LP-VOX 11.021/3LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown19 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaGem GEM-S-12LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaSomerset S96 / Somerset S 96LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaAudio Spectrum ASC-10016LPLP
?FranceMode Disques MD 9001LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceAlshire 509141 / Mode 509141LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceMode Disques MD 9001LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanySomerset CL-536LPLP
?GermanySomerset CL-536LPLP
?GermanySomerset CL-536LPLP
?ItalySomerset SM 123LPLP
?ItalySomerset SS 123 / Somerset SM 123LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?ItalySomerset SS 123LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?New ZealandPye Records ARBS 235 / Pye Records ARBS-235LPLP
?South AfricaFestival FCL 5004 / Festival FCL.5004LPLP
?USAudio Spectrum ASC-10016LPLP
All 19 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. ABolero
  2. BThe Sorcerer's Apprentice

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice are there?

30 vinyl pressings of Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1959 and 1988.

When was Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, Canada. One of them is Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0032.

How do I tell if my copy of Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GGL 0032, GSGL 10032, SF 96) 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.

How much is Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice 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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