UK
1965- Label and catalog number
- Concert Hall SMS 2361
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
SMS 2361 1C 22 1 1 8Side A runout
SMSC 2361 2C △ 22 111C1 12 1 4Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1965
Romeo And Juliet was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1965, 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.
SMS 2361 1C 22 1 1 8Side A runout
SMSC 2361 2C △ 22 111C1 12 1 4Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | UK | Concert Hall SMS 2361First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Concert Hall SMS 2361 / Concert Hall SMS-2361LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Guilde Internationale Du Disque M-2361LP | LP |
| ? | France | Concert Hall M-2361LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Concert Hall M-2361LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Concert Hall M 2361 / Concert Hall SMS 2361LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Concert Hall M-2361LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Concert Hall M-2361 / Concert Hall SMS-2361LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Concert Hall MMS 2361LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Concert Hall M 2361 / Concert Hall MMS 2361LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Concert Hall M-2361LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Switzerland | Concert Hall SMS-2361LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Concert Hall AM-2361 / Concert Hall AM 2361LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vanguard Everyman Classics SRV-257 SDLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Romeo And Juliet are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK. One of them is Concert Hall SMS 2361.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMS 2361) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMS 2361 1C 22 1 1 8 and SMSC 2361 2C △ 22 111C1 12 1 4. 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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