UK
1966- Label and catalog number
- Columbia TWO 139
- Format
- LP, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1966
Overtüre 1812 • Capriccio Italien • Polonaise… was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year. 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.
XAX.3157A side label, in brackets
ZAX.3158B side label, in brackets
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | UK | Columbia TWO 139First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia SX.6086First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia TWO 139LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 4503LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 037 1045381LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records STAW-15025LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola SME 81 061LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 037-04 538LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | EMI 29 0634 1 / His Master's Voice 29 0634 1LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Columbia TWO 139LP | LP |
| ? | UK | EMI Eminence EMX 2005LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Columbia TWO 139LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Overtüre 1812 • Capriccio Italien • Polonaise… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK. One of them is Columbia TWO 139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TWO 139, SX.6086) 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.
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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