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A Recital Of Lute Songs

by Peter Pears · 1960

21 pressings5 countriesBaroqueClassical

A Recital Of Lute Songs 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.

How to spot a first pressing of A Recital Of Lute Songs

4 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 3 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.

UK

April 1960
Label and catalog number
Decca LXT 5567
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

ARL-4705-1ASide A runout

ARL-4706-1ASide B runout

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 21 vinyl pressings

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

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960AustraliaDecca LXTA 5567First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1960New ZealandDecca SXLM 2191First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960UKDecca SXL 2191First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960UKDecca LXT 5567First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USLondon Records 5896LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1965USLondon Records OS.25896LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973New ZealandAce Of Diamonds SDD 360LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1973UKAce Of Diamonds SDD 360LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982GermanySerenata SMD 1343 / Decca 6.41648LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1982UKDecca SA 7LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982UKDecca SA 7LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1982USLondon Records STS 15556 / London Records STS15556LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyDecca 6.41648 AN / Decca SMD 1343LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SAWD 9912-BLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SBD 638-B / Decca J 482LP, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Club Edition · Club edition
?GermanyDecca SAWD 9912-BLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyDecca AWD 9912-CLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyDecca AWD 9912-CLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyDecca 6.41648 / Decca SMD 1343LP, Promo, Repress, Stereo · PromoLP, Promo, Repress, Stereo · Promo
?USLondon Records OS.25896LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USLondon Records OS 25896 / London Records OS.25896LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Fine Knacks For Ladies
  2. A2Sweet Come Again
  3. A3Thyrsis And Milla
  4. A4Sorrow Stay
  5. A5Come Phyllis Come
  6. A6I Saw My Lady Weeping
  7. A7With My Love My Life Was Nestled
  8. A8Rest, Sweet Nymphs
  9. B1What If My Mistress Now
  10. B2Have You Seen But A White Lily Grow?
  11. B3Come Let Us Sound With Melody
  12. B4Miserere, My Maker
  13. B5What Is A Day?
  14. B6Fair If You Expect Admiring
  15. B7Shall I Come Sweet Love?
  16. B8If My Complaints
  17. B9What If I Never Speed?
  18. B10Wether Men Do Laugh Or Weep

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of A Recital Of Lute Songs are there?

21 vinyl pressings of A Recital Of Lute Songs are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1982.

When was A Recital Of Lute Songs first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Decca LXT 5567, released April 1960.

How do I tell if my copy of A Recital Of Lute Songs is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5567, SXL 2191, LXTA 5567, SXLM 2191) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-4705-1A and ARL-4706-1A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is A Recital Of Lute Songs 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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