Vinyl pressings
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · 1958
Scheherazade 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.
8 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 5 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 5-11Side 1 runout
2YEA 6-17Side 2 runout
2YEA 5-10 34 RGSide A stamped, variant 2
2YEA 6-11 12 TSide B stamped, variant 2
2YEA 5-10 G 1Side A runout
2YEA 6-10 G 2Side B runout
2YEA.5Side A label
2YEA.6Side B label
& - 2-YEA-X-5-D 19 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A
& 2-YEA-X-6-D 3 8 #2 [Anvil symbol]Runout side B
2XEA 1243-5NRunout Side A Stamped - variant 1
2XEA 1244-3N GGRunout Side B Stamped - variant 1
2XEA 1243-4N T IRunout Side A Stamped - variant 2
2XEA 1243-3N R IRunout Side B Stamped - variant 2
2XEA 1243-4N G 1Runout stamped side A
2XEA-1244-3N G 1Runout stamped side B
2XEA•1243•N6Runout stamped Side A
2XEA•1244•N6Runout stamped Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD 251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | Canada | Angel Records S 35505First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASDM 251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD.251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 251First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Angel Records 35505 / Angel Records ANG. 35505First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Angel Records ANG. 35505First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Angel Records S 35505 / Angel Records S. 35505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 251LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 251LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Japan | Angel Records ASC-1001LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1564 / His Master's Voice ALP.1564LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10275LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | New Zealand | World Record Club TZ 112 / World Record Club TZ.112LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 251LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 251LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD. 251LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Angel Records 35505LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD.251LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / His Master's Voice ASD.251LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30253LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30253 / His Master's Voice 0C 053-00 142LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30253LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Sweden | His Master's Voice 7C 037-00142LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 30253 / His Master's Voice 0C 053-00 142LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Angel Records AE-34417LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | Austria | BRL 140 005LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | His Master's Voice ED 2911801LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Japan | His Master's Voice ASD 251 / Yukimu Classic YKMLP-026LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Discos Angel LPC-11972LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OALP 1564LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records RL-32027LP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 35505 / Angel Records S. 35505LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 35505 / Angel Records S. 35505LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records 35505LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 536LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître ASDF 536LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître ASDF 536LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître ASDF 111LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | His Master's Voice 14C 063-00142LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone ASDQ 5341LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 5341LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Warner Classics ASD 251 / Warner Classics ASD.251LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Seraphim EAC-30083LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
58 vinyl pressings of Scheherazade are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1958 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 251.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 251, S 35505, 35505, ANG. 35505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 5-11 and 2YEA 6-17. 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.
