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.
4 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
ARC SDBR-3026-1-T3Etched in runout side A - variant #1
SDBR-3026-2-T3 ARCEtched in runout side B - variant #1
SDBR-3026-1-T4 ARCEtched in runout side A - variant #2
SDBR-3026-2-T3 ARCEtched in runout side B - variant #2
LPBR-6026-1-T-2Side 1 Etched
LPBR-6026-2-T-2 ARCSide 2 Etched
LPBR-6026-1-T-2 ARCSide 1 Etched
LPBR-6026-2-T-2 ARCSide 2 Etched
LPBR-6026-1-T-2 ARCSide 1 Etched
LPBR-6026-2-T-2 ARCSide 2 Etched
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 | US | Everest LPBR 6026 / Everest LPBR-6026First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Everest SDBR 3026First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | US | Everest LPBR 6026 / Everest 6026First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Everest LPBR 6026First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | World Record Club TP. 148 / World Record Club TP 148LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | UK | World Record Club STP. 148 / World Record Club TP 148LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1964 | France | CID Everest 302LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Longines Symphonette Society LW 136LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Longines Symphonette Society LWS 136LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | World Record Club STP. 148 / World Record Club TP 148LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | Spain | Orlador 50.076LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1966 | Australia | Record Of The Month Club RMC-104 / Record Of The Month Club RMC S/104LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1967 | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 512 / Hallmark Records HM 512LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Hallmark Records HM 512LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Hallmark Records HM 512LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Sine Qua Non SQN 7714LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1975 | Italy | Quadrifoglio International VDS 363LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Penny RPG-ST 03101LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Brazil | Magic Music 3022 / Magic Music LP-MM 3022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Longines Symphonette Society LW 136LP | LP |
| ? | US | Everest SDBR 3026 / Everest SDBR-3026LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Everest SDBR 3026 / Everest SDBR-3026LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Everest SDBR-3026 / Everest 3026LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Everest LPBR 6026LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Everest SDBR 3026LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Sine Qua Non SQN 7714LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| ? | Venezuela | Supra Vox C-40-25LP, Album | LP, Album |
28 vinyl pressings of Scheherazade are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1960 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Everest SDBR 3026.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SDBR 3026, LPBR 6026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARC SDBR-3026-1-T3 and SDBR-3026-2-T3 ARC. 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.
