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.
3 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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.
B [etching] TWRunout, Sides A & B, Stamped
[stamping] MI2600A PT 1 [stamping]Runout side A, variant 1
[stamping] MI2600B PT 2 [stamping]Runout side B, variant 1
MI 2600 A 2-8-58Runout side A, stamped [2-8-58 etched], variant 2
SF-2600-A2 7-17-58Side A runout-etched
SF-2600-B3 7-29-58Side B runout-etched
M-103-3-A SF2600A V-4921-ARunout Side A
V-4921-B SF2600B3 M-103-3BRunout Side B
SF-2600 ALabel Side A
SF-2600 BLabel 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 | US | Somerset P-2600First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Somerset SF-2600 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-2600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Somerset SF-2600 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-2600First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Somerset SF-2600 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-2600LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Marble Arch MALS 568LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 568 / Marble Arch MALS 568LP | LP |
| 1965 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 568LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Spain | Sonoplay S-21011-ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Spain | Gramusic GM-148LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Alshire 839 / Alshire ASC-839LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Sweden | Kontrapunkt KLP-75-4062LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Somerset P-2600 / Stereo-Fidelity P-2600LP | LP |
| ? | Unknown | Audio Spectrum ASC-10028LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Reo R-126LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Alshire ASC-10028LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Mode Disques MD 9011 / Mode Disques MD. 9011LP | LP |
| ? | France | Mode Disques STMD. 9011LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Somerset CL-528LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Somerset ST-CL-528LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Bluebell Record SS 102 / SM 102LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Family Records SFR - AL 102LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Gramusic GM-148LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Pye Golden Guinea Records GGL 0089-1 / Pye Golden Guinea Records GGD.0089-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Somerset SF-2600 / Stereo-Fidelity SF-2600LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Alshire 839 / Alshire ASC-839LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Musical Heritage Society DRM 109LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Scheherazade are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1958 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Somerset P-2600.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P-2600, SF-2600) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B [etching] TW and [stamping] MI2600A PT 1 [stamping]. 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.
