US
1963- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victrola VICS -1025
- Format
- LP, Compilation
- Runout / matrix
A2A- PRRS 3455 14S 1Runout A
A2A PRRS 3456 15 1Runout B
Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1963
Ouvertüre "1812" · Mephisto-Walzer · Ibéria was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
A2A- PRRS 3455 14S 1Runout A
A2A PRRS 3456 15 1Runout B
PRRS-3455--5S A2 RSide A runout
PRRS-3456- 2S A1 RSide B runout
PRRS-3455Side A label
PRRS-3456Side B label
PRRS-3455--8S I A1Side A, Stamped
PRRS-3456--8S I BJSide B, Stamped
PRRS-3455Side A label
PRRS-3456Side B label
PRRS-3455--8S I A5Side A, Stamped
PRRS-3456--8S I BJSide B, Stamped
PRRS-3455Side A label
PRRS-3456Side B label
PRRS-3455-2Side A
PRRS-3456Side B
PRRS-3455Side A label
PRRS-3456Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victrola VICS-1025First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victrola VICS 1025 / RCA Victrola VICS-1025LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victrola VICS -1025First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1025First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1025First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victrola VIC-1025First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1025First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Victrola Camden Classics VCCS-1025LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victrola VIC 1025LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | RCA Victor VIC 1025LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor VICS 1025LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS 1025 / RCA Victrola VICS -1025LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS 1025 / RCA Victrola VICS-1025LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Ouvertüre "1812" · Mephisto-Walzer · Ibéria are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victrola VICS -1025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VICS -1025, VICS-1025, VIC-1025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A2A- PRRS 3455 14S 1 and A2A PRRS 3456 15 1. 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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