Vinyl pressings
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · 1969
Scheherazade was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
S1-36034-F11Side A runout, variant 1
S2-36034-F1 [I A M in triangle]Side B runout, variant 1
S1-36034-F5 [I A M in triangle] ISide A runout, variant 2
S2-36034-F4 [I̶ ̶A̶ ̶M̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶r̶i̶a̶n̶g̶l̶e̶]Side B runout, variant 2
S1-36034-F5 [IAM in triangle]Side A runout
S2-36034-F1 [IAM in triangle]Side B runout
2YEA-3902Side A label
2YEA-3903Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | US | Angel Records SFO-36034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Angel Records SFO-36034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2756 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2756LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 53 1020141LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Angel Records S3CBX-534 / Angel Records S3CBX 534LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records SFO-36034 / Angel Records S. 36034LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-02014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-02014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-02014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1 C 063-02014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065 02014LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | EMI 3C 053-02014LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Seraphim EAC-30309LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2756 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2756LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Angel Records SFO-36034LP | LP |
| ? | US | Angel Records SFO-1-36034LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Scheherazade are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Angel Records SFO-36034.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SFO-36034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S1-36034-F11 and S2-36034-F1 [I A M in triangle]. 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.
