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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyNutcracker Suite / A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Nutcracker Suite / A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1957

18 pressings10 countriesRomanticClassical

Nutcracker Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 Nutcracker Suite

4 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 4 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.

US

1957
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records P8404Capitol Records P-8404
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

P1-8404-D7̶̷ 11 #3 [Anvil symbol]Runout side A / stamped

P2-8404-D8 [Anvil symbol]Runout side B / stamped

Full details of this pressing

France

1957
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records P 8404
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

P1-8404Label side A

P2 8404Label side B

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 18 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957CanadaCapitol Records P-8404First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1957FranceCapitol Records P 8404First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1957UKCapitol Records P8404First yearLPLP
1957USCapitol Records P8404 / Capitol Records P-8404First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
Year unknown14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaCapitol Records P 8404LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaMusic For Pleasure MFP A9033LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaCapitol Records SP-8404LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceMusic For Pleasure MFP 6012LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyMusic For Pleasure MFP 6012LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyMusic For Pleasure MFP 6012LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?IsraelMusic For Pleasure MFP 2113LPLP
?NetherlandsMusic For Pleasure MFP 6012LPLP
?NetherlandsMusic For Pleasure MFP 6012LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?South AfricaCapitol Records P 8404 / Capitol Records P.8404LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 2113LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKMusic For Pleasure MFP 2113LPLP
?USCapitol Records SP-8404LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USCapitol Records SP-8404LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a
  2. Incidental Music To A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Nutcracker Suite are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Nutcracker Suite are listed here, from 10 countries.

When was Nutcracker Suite first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Capitol Records P8404.

How do I tell if my copy of Nutcracker Suite is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P8404, P-8404, P 8404) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P1-8404-D7̶̷ 11 #3 [Anvil symbol] and P2-8404-D8 [Anvil symbol]. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Nutcracker Suite 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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