Vinyl pressings
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · 1957
Music Of Rimsky-Korsakov was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
ARL-3625-2A BH RT 1Runout side A - stamped
ARL-3626-2A BH RT 3 1 CARunout side B - stamped
ARL.3625Matrix on label - side A
ARL.3626Matrix on label - side B
ARL-3625-1ASide A runout
ARL-3626-1ASide B runout
ARL 3625Side A label
ARL 3626Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | London Records LL 1733 / London Records LL-1733First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | France | Decca LXT 5398First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Decca LXT 5398 / Decca LXT.5398First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | London Records CS 6036LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | London Records CS 6036 / London Records CS.6036LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | London Records CS 6036LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Decca SXL 2113 / Decca SXL.2113LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Spain | Decca SXL 2113 / Decca SXL.2113LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | London Records GT 9234LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Germany | Decca SXL 2113 / Decca 009 2113LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1999 | Germany | Decca SXL 2113 / Decca 009 2113LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Decca LXT 5398LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | London Records CS 6036LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records CM 9208 / London Records CM.9208LP | LP |
14 vinyl pressings of Music Of Rimsky-Korsakov are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1957 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK, US, France. One of them is Decca LXT 5398, released September 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5398, LL 1733) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-3625-2A BH RT 1 and ARL-3626-2A BH RT 3 1 CA. 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.
