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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySwan Lake (Ballet Highlights)

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Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights)

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1959

24 pressings9 countriesRomanticBalletOrchestraClassical

Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights) was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights)

5 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.

US

October 1959
Label and catalog number
London Records CS 6127
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-4423-3E B ET 1Runout side A, stamped

ZAL-4424-2E B ET 1Runout side B, stamped

Full details of this pressing

South Africa

1959
Label and catalog number
Decca LXT 5581Decca LXT .5581
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

ARL-4423-1A 9 1 CARunout , Side A - stamped

ARL-4424-1A 8 2 1 CB SMRunout , Side B - stamped

ZAL.4423Label, Side A [inverted]

ZAL.4424Label, Side B [inverted]

Full details of this pressing

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

All 24 vinyl pressings

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

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959New ZealandDecca SXLM. 2153First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959South AfricaDecca LXT 5581 / Decca LXT .5581First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKDecca SXL 2153First yearLPLP
1959UKDecca LXT 5581First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959USLondon Records CS 6127First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960SpainDecca LXT 5581 / Discos Decca LXT 5581LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960UKDecca BR 3011LP, 10", Mono · MonoLP, 10", Mono · Mono
1966UKDecca SXL 2153 / Decca SXL.2153LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1966UKDecca SXL 2153 / Decca SXL.2153LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1967JapanLondon Records SLC 1625LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969UKDecca SXL 2153LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978JapanLondon Records SLC 8008 / London Records SLC-8008LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983USLondon Records STS 15598LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaDecca SXLA 2153 / Decca SXLA-2153LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaLondon Records CM 9025LPLP
?GermanyDecca SMD 1077LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SMD 1077 / Decca 6.41507 ANLPLP
?GermanyDecca SMD 1077LPLP
?JapanLondon Records SLC 1143LPLP
?JapanLondon Records SLE 16LP, 10", Album, StereoLP, 10", Album, Stereo
?JapanLondon Records SLB 43LPLP
?UKDecca SXL 2153 / Decca SXL.2153LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKAce Of Diamonds SDD 257LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USLondon Records CS 6127LPLP

Tracklist

  1. Swan Lake (Highlights)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights) are there?

24 vinyl pressings of Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights) are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 1983.

When was Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, New Zealand, South Africa. One of them is London Records CS 6127, released October 1959.

How do I tell if my copy of Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 6127, SXL 2153, LXT 5581, SXLM. 2153) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-4423-3E B ET 1 and ZAL-4424-2E B ET 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights) 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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