Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1960
1812 Overture - Capriccio Italien 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.
3 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AWS 2356-1L 14107Stamped Runout, Side A
AWS 2357-1L 14107Stamped Runout, Side B
3 E/T EHand Etched Runout, Side A
E/T DHand Etched Runout, 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 | ABC Records MS-187 / Music Guild Records W-14107First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | UK | Whitehall Records WHS.20042 / Whitehall Records WHS 20042First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Whitehall Records WH20042First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | World Record Club T 337 / World Record Club ST. 337LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1964 | UK | World Record Club T 337 / World Record Club T. 337LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | UK | World Record Club TP 377 / World Record Club ST. 337LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1965 | UK | World Record Club TP 377 / World Record Club T. 337LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1967 | Spain | Clave 18-1010 (S)LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Westminster Gold WGS-8125 / Westminster Gold WGS-8125LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Westminster WMLP-12100 / Copacabana WMLP-12100LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Gloria 1 C 045-90325LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Westminster PWS 756LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Records AWS 2356 / Westminster WST 14107LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Westminster XWN 18924LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of 1812 Overture - Capriccio Italien are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, US. One of them is Whitehall Records WHS.20042, released November 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WHS.20042, WH20042, MS-187) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AWS 2356-1L 14107 and AWS 2357-1L 14107. 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.
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