Vinyl pressings
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · 1960
Scheherazade was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 4 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.
L2 RY0939-1S I A2Runout side A variant 1
L2 RY0940-1S A2 IRunout side B variant 1
L2 RY0939-3S IIRunout side A variant 2
L2 RY0940-3S IIRunout side B variant 2
L2 RP0937-1S 1 D1A-side runout
L2 RP0938-7S 1 C1B-side runout
L2RP-0937A-side label
L2RP-0938B-side label
L2 RY0939-8S R A1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
L2 RY0940-8S R A1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
L2 RY0939-3S HRunout side A
L2 RY0940-3S HRunout side B
L2 RY0939-4SSide 1 runout, (4S variable Stamp)
L2 RY0940-4SSide 2 runout, (4S variable Stamp)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Argentina | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | South Africa | RCA Victor Red Seal 30.144First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2446First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1480LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Victrola MCV 582LP | LP |
| 1975 | UK | Camden Classics Victrola CCV 5010 / RCA CCV 5010LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1976 | New Zealand | RCA Victrola VICS-1480LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | RCA Red Seal ARP1-4427LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | RCA Victor Gold Seal GL87018LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | RCA Gold Seal GL 87018LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Classic Records LSC-2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1995 | US | Classic Records LSC-2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered | LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered |
| 1995 | US | Classic Records LSC-2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered | LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered |
| 1999 | US | Classic Records LSC-2446 / RCA Victor LSC-2446LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions AAPC 2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions AAPC 2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Analogue Productions APC 2446-45 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-244612", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victrola VICS-1480 / RCA Victrola VICS 1480LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2446LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA RD 100812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Special Edition, Mono · Mono | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Special Edition, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Victor Red Seal SHP-2100LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSC-2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chesky Records RC4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chesky Records RC4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446 (L2RY-0939)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2446LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446 (L2RY-0939)LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Analogue Productions / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Chesky Records RC4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2446 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2446LP, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Chesky Records RC4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of Scheherazade are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1960 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Argentina, Canada, South Africa. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2446.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2446, LM-2446, 30.144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 RY0939-1S I A2 and L2 RY0940-1S A2 I. 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.
