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The Music Lovers - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1970

18 pressings9 countriesSoundtrackClassicalStage & Screen

The Music Lovers - Original Motion Picture… was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 The Music Lovers - Original Motion Picture…

3 pressings came out in 1970, 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.

Canada

1970
Label and catalog number
United Artists Records UAS 5217
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

UAS-5217-A Re2Side A

UAS-5217-B Re2 (2)Side B

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 18 vinyl pressings

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

1970s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970BrazilUnited Artists Records S - UA 20093First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970CanadaUnited Artists Records UAS 5217First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970New ZealandUnited Artists Records SUAL 934110First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971CanadaUnited Artists Records UAS 5217LP, RepressLP, Repress
1971FranceUnited Artists Records UAS 29134 / United Artists Records UAS 29.134LPLP
1971FranceUnited Artists Records UAS 29134 / United Artists Records UAS 29.134LPLP
1971ItalyUnited Artists Records STEREO UAS 29134LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1971SpainUnited Artists Records 89124 ILPLP
1971UKUnited Artists Records UAS 29134LPLP
1971USUnited Artists Records UAS 5217LPLP
1971USUnited Artists Records UAS-5217 / United Artists Records UAS 5217LP, AlbumLP, Album
1972SpainUnited Artists Records HUS 061-77LPLP
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaUnited Artists Records SUAL-934110LP, AlbumLP, Album
?AustraliaUnited Artists Records SUAL-934110LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?BrazilUnited Artists Records S-UA-20093 / United Artists Records S * UA 20093LPLP
?CanadaUnited Artists Records UAS-5217LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceUnited Artists Records UAS 29134 / United Artists Records UAS 29.134LPLP
?UKSunset Records SLS 50410 / United Artists Records UAS 29134LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Overture - Russian Fair
  2. A1"Scherzo Burlesque" And "Dance Of The Clowns"4:10
  3. Piano Concerto Performance - Summer At Kamenka
  4. A2"Piano Concerto In B Flat Minor - Slow Movement"7:26
  5. Tchaikovsky Playing His New Opera
  6. A3"The Letter Song" From "Eugene Onegin"4:31
  7. Night Train To Moscow
  8. A4"6th Symphony" And The "Manfred Symphony"4:48
  9. Canal Sequence
  10. A5"String Quartet No. 3 - Andante"3:08
  11. Dreams At Brailov
  12. B1"Romeo And Juliet - Overture"3:41
  13. B2"Romeo And Juliet - Overture - Part II"2:48
  14. Fireworks Sequence
  15. B3"Miniature March"1:46
  16. Success
  17. B4"1812 Overture"3:42
  18. Nina's Madness And Tchaikovsky's Death
  19. B5"6th Symphony - Adagio Part I"3:23
  20. B6"6th Symphony - Adagio Part II"4:23

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Music Lovers - Original Motion Picture… are there?

18 vinyl pressings of The Music Lovers - Original Motion Picture… are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.

When was The Music Lovers - Original Motion Picture… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Brazil, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is United Artists Records S - UA 20093.

How do I tell if my copy of The Music Lovers - Original Motion Picture… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S - UA 20093, UAS 5217, SUAL 934110) 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 The Music Lovers - Original Motion Picture… 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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