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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyTchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From The Nutcracker / Swan Lake / The Sleeping Beauty

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Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From The Nutcracker / Swan Lake / The Sleeping Beauty

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1973

10 pressings5 countriesRomanticBalletClassical

Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From… was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From…

1 pressing came out in 1973, 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.

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.

1970s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973USRCA ARD1-0027First yearLP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1974ItalyCBS 77373LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1974UKCBS 77373LP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1974UKRCA LRL3 7519LP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1975UKRCA Red Seal CRL3=1261LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
1975USRCA Red Seal CRL3=1261LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
1979JapanRCA Red Seal RX-2348LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyCBS S 77 261 / CBS S 61 276 / S 61277LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?JapanCBS/Sony SOCI 75~76 / CBS/Sony SOCI-75~76LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks M3S 706 / Columbia Masterworks M3L 306LP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set

Tracklist

  1. Suite From The Nutcracker
  2. Suite From Swan Lake
  3. Suite From The Sleeping Beauty

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From… are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From… are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1979.

When was Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US. One of them is RCA ARD1-0027.

How do I tell if my copy of Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ARD1-0027) 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 Tchaikovsky's Greatest Ballets – Suites From… 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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