Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1975
Nutcracker Suite / Peer Gynt Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
ZAL-14041-2WSide A runout variant 1
ZAL-14041-1W DN DNSide A runout variant 2
ZAL-14042-1W C 1Side B runout variant 2
ZAL.14041Side A label
R 142010 A -3 A1 ASide 1 Stamped
R 142010B -1 A1 (triangle)Side 2 Stamped
ZAL 14041Side 1 Label
ZAL 14042Side 2 Label
ZAL-14041-1W
ZAL-14042-1W
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Decca PFS-4352First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | London Records SPC21142 / London Records SPC 21142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | London Records SPC 21142First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | London Records SPC21142 / London Records SPC 21142LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Italy | Decca PFS 334352LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | London Records PFS 4352LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Decca PFS 4352LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-04953LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Mexico | London Records LCR-55005 / London Records LCR 55005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Contour Red Label CC 7570LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Contour Red Label CC 7570LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | London Records SPC 21142LP | LP |
| ? | US | London Records SPC 21142LP | LP |
13 vinyl pressings of Nutcracker Suite / Peer Gynt Suite are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia. One of them is London Records SPC21142.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPC21142, SPC 21142, PFS-4352) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-14041-2W and ZAL-14041-1W DN DN. 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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