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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySwan Lake (Ballet Suite)

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Swan Lake (Ballet Suite)

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1962

31 pressings9 countriesRomanticBalletClassical

Swan Lake (Ballet Suite) was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 Suite)

8 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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

March 1962
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks KS 6308
Format
LP, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

XXSM-54855-1D T B\\\\Side A runout

XXSM-54856-1B T\\\\\\\\\\\Side B runout

XSM 54855Side A label

XSM 54856Side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1962
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks KS 6308
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XXSM-54855-1G HIISide 1

XXSM54856 1C BHISide 2

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 31 vinyl pressings

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

1960s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962CanadaColumbia Masterworks KS 6308First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962CanadaColumbia Masterworks KL 5708First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962CanadaColumbia Masterworks KL 5708First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962UKCBS SBRG 72049First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962USColumbia Masterworks KL 5708First yearLPLP
1962USColumbia Masterworks KS 6308First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962USColumbia Masterworks KS 6308First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962USColumbia Masterworks KS 6308First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963CanadaColumbia Masterworks MS 6437LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5837LPLP
1963USColumbia Masterworks MS 6437LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963USCBS KS 6308LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963USColumbia Masterworks KS 6308LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1963USColumbia Masterworks KS 6308LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1967JapanCBS OS-811-CLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975USColumbia Masterworks MS 6437LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaCBS 5.080LP, AlbumLP, Album
?AustraliaCoronet KLCS-2791 / Coronet KLCS 2791LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustraliaCBS KLCS-2791LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustraliaCBS KLC 2791 / CBS KLC-2791LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?Costa RicaCBS MLS 9044LP, AlbumLP, Album
?IsraelCBS S 72049LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?JapanCBS/Sony SOCT 12LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanColumbia OS 184LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?New ZealandCBS BR 475010 / CBS SBR-475010LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKCBS BRG 72049 / CBS KL 5708LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks Kl 5708LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USColumbia Masterworks KL 5708LPLP
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 5837LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks KL 5708LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks KL 5708LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono

Tracklist

  1. Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Excepts) (Ballet Suite)

Questions

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

31 vinyl pressings of Swan Lake (Ballet Suite) are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1975.

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

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks KS 6308, released March 1962.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS 6308, KL 5708, SBRG 72049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM-54855-1D T B\\\\ and XXSM-54856-1B T\\\\\\\\\\\. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Swan Lake (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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