Vinyl pressings
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · 1960
Scheherazade Op. 35 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.
2 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.
AMV 2440 PLP-103-A (OSS-3-2-60) H B 114Side A runout
PLP 103 B AudioMatrix 10-29-60 JJSide B runout
PLP-103-ASide A label, in parentheses
PLP-103-BSide B label, in parentheses
PLP 103 A AudioMatrix 10-28-60 JJ AB A1Runout side A
PLP 103 B AudioMatrix 10-29-60 ⍲ JJ ABRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Parliament PLP 103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | Parliament PLP 103First yearLP | LP |
| 1961 | Germany | Opera 1406LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Spain | Discophon 43.014 / Discophon 43014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon DV 5218LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 20 590LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Spain | Discophon, S.A. (S) 4057LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10010LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon DV 5218LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon LPV 245LP | LP |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10010LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Parliament PLP 103LP | LP |
| ? | US | Parliament PLP 103LP | LP |
| ? | US | Whitehall Records WH 20075LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Parliament PLP 103LP | LP |
| ? | US | Parliament PLP 103 / Parliament PLP(S)-103LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Parliament PLP 103 / Parliament PLP (S)-103LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPS-137-VLP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Scheherazade Op. 35 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Parliament PLP 103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLP 103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMV 2440 PLP-103-A (OSS-3-2-60) H B 114 and PLP 103 B AudioMatrix 10-29-60 JJ. 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.
