US
1968- Label and catalog number
- London Records OS 26080
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Placido Domingo · 1968
Recital Of Italian Operatic Arias was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
STELP-013515-2G JT 2DStampers side 1 runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | London Records OS 26080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | London Records OS 26080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSDC 70728First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Decca SXL 6451 / Decca SXL.6451LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Decca SXL 6451 / Decca SXL.6451LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Argentina | London Records SLLC 18134LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Decca 7.192LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Telefunken 6.41699 BA / Telefunken 6.41669LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | TELDEC 40 232 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | TELDEC 6.42954 AGLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Mexico | Eranthis B-19328-1 / Decca B-19328-1LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | South Korea | Decca SXL 6451 (RO 250)LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.41669 / Decca SAD 22028LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | TELDEC 6.42954LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | TELDEC 6.42954LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.41669 / Decca SAD 22028LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Italy | Decca 6.41669 ASLP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Decca JB 99LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Recital Of Italian Operatic Arias are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, Yugoslavia. One of them is London Records OS 26080.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OS 26080, LSDC 70728) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.