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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySleeping Beauty Ballet Suite / Romeo And Juliet

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Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite / Romeo And Juliet

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1966

10 pressings7 countriesRomanticBalletClassical

Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

2 pressings came out in 1966, 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 10 vinyl pressings

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

1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 6342First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1966EuropeCBS SBRG 72561First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967USColumbia Masterworks MS 6942LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaMFP Classics CFP-4048 / MFP Classics CFP 4048LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaCBS SBR-235203LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyCBS S 71 050 / Freundin - Musik Für Dich S 71 050LP, AlbumLP, Album
?IsraelCBS 72561LPLP
?UKCBS 72561LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks MS 6942LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 6342LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite
  2. BRomeo And Juliet–Overture-Fantasy19:55

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.

When was Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Canada, Europe. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 6342.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 6342, SBRG 72561) 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 Sleeping Beauty Ballet 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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