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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyNutcracker Suite • Sleeping Beauty Suite

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Nutcracker Suite • Sleeping Beauty Suite

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1967

14 pressings7 countriesRomanticBalletClassical

Nutcracker Suite • Sleeping Beauty Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 • Sleeping Beauty Suite

2 pressings came out in 1967, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

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

1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967New ZealandWorld Record Club STZ 877 / World Record Club STZ.877LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1967UKColumbia TWO 183First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967USCapitol Records SP-8690First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973ArgentinaPathé S-106LPLP
1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982UKClassics For Pleasure CFP 40369LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1984UKClassics For Pleasure CFP 40369LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1987South AfricaClassics For Pleasure CFPJ(M) 40369LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaCapitol Records SP 8690LPLP
?GreeceHis Master's Voice 2J 063-4213LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKSeraphim S-60176LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKColumbia TWO 183LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?USCapitol Records SP-8-8690LPLP
?USSeraphim S-60176LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USSeraphim S-60176 / Seraphim S-1-60176/S-2-60176LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a
  2. Suite From The Sleeping Beauty, (Op.66)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Nutcracker Suite • Sleeping Beauty Suite are there?

14 vinyl pressings of Nutcracker Suite • Sleeping Beauty Suite are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1987.

When was Nutcracker Suite • Sleeping Beauty Suite first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US. One of them is Columbia TWO 183.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TWO 183, SP-8690) 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.

How much is Nutcracker Suite • Sleeping Beauty 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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