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Ravel's Boléro ● Rimsky - Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol

by Paul Paray · 1953

11 pressings4 countriesClassicalImpressionistClassical

Ravel's Boléro ● Rimsky - Korsakov's Capriccio… was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Ravel's Boléro ● Rimsky - Korsakov's Capriccio…

1 pressing came out in 1953, 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.

US

1953
Label and catalog number
Mercury MG50020Mercury MG-50020
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

YMG50020A MF3 I B2Side A runout variant 1

YMG50020B MF4 I A1Side B runout variant 1

YMG50020A MF2 I C1Side A runout variant 2

YMG50020B MF2 I A3Side B runout variant 2

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1953USMercury MG50020 / Mercury MG-50020First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955FranceMercury MLP 7509 / Mercury MG-50020LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaMercury Classics MG50020 / Esquire Mercury MG-50020LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKWing Records WL1020LPLP
?UKMercury Wing WL 1029 / Mercury Wing MGW 14031LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKWing Records WL1020LPLP
?USMercury Living Presence MG 50020 / Mercury Living Presence MG50020LP, Album, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono
?USWing Records SRW 18031 / Wing Records SRW18031LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USMercury Living Presence MG-50020 / Mercury Living Presence MG50020LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USWing Records SRW 18031 / Wing Records SRW18031LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USWing Records SRW 18031 / Wing Records SRW18031LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. ABoléro
  2. Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Ravel's Boléro ● Rimsky - Korsakov's Capriccio… are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Ravel's Boléro ● Rimsky - Korsakov's Capriccio… are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1953 and 1955.

When was Ravel's Boléro ● Rimsky - Korsakov's Capriccio… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US. One of them is Mercury MG50020.

How do I tell if my copy of Ravel's Boléro ● Rimsky - Korsakov's Capriccio… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG50020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YMG50020A MF3 I B2 and YMG50020B MF4 I A1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Ravel's Boléro ● Rimsky - Korsakov's Capriccio… on vinyl worth?

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.

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