Vinyl pressings
by Mia Farrow · 1973
Peter And The Wolf was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
2YEA 4715-6Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
2YEA 4716-6Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
2YEA 4715-5GRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
2YEA 4716-4GRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
S-1・36962-G5 --◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A
S2・36962・G5 #2 [Scranton anvil] MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout stamped side B
SFO-1-36962Label side A
SFO-2-36962Label side B
S-1-36962-A1 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
S-2-36962-A1 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout
SFO-1-36962Label side A
SFO-2-36962Label side B
2YEA.4715Label - Side A, in parentheses
2YEA.4716Label - Side B, in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASD 2935 / His Master's Voice ASD.2935First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2935 / His Master's Voice 0C 063 ◦ 02424First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Angel Records SFO-36962First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Angel Records SFO-36962First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-08453 / World Record Club R 08453LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1982 | US | Angel Records SFO-36962LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | World Record Club WE 1373LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-85030LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | World Record Club STZ 1373 / His Master's Voice ASD 2935LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Angel Records SFO-36962LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Peter And The Wolf are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, New Zealand. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 2935.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 2935, SFO-36962) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 4715-6 and 2YEA 4716-6. 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.
