Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1976
The Nutcracker was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
AA 6598 148 1Y 2 Ⓟ1976 670 03 147 106Side 1
AA 6598 148 2Y1 2 670 11 1121Side 2
✲ AA 6598 149 1Y 3 Ⓟ1976 670 1 8Side 3
✲ AA 6598 149 2Y 3 Ⓟ1976 670 1 115Side 4
106 AA 6598 148 1Y 2 Ⓟ 1976 670 03 141Runout side A, stamped
AA 6598 148 2Y1 670 03Runout side B, stamped
AA 6598 149 1Y 1 Ⓟ 1976 670 03Runout side C, stamped
AA 6598 149 2Y 1 Ⓟ 1976 670 03Runout side D, stamped
(Side 1 stamped etching) 106 A4 6598 148 1Y 2 ℗ 1976 670 03 14 1 5
(Side 2 stamped etching) A4 6598 148 2Y1 670 ?? ?? 215 03 5
(Side 3 stamped etching) * A4 6598 149 1Y 3 ℗ 1976 670 117 04
(Side 4 stamped etching) * A4 6598 149 2Y 3 ℗ 1976 670 03 1 11 7 04
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Europe | Philips 6747 257First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Philips 6747 257First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Philips 6747 364 / Philips 6598 423First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Philips 6747 364 / Philips 6598 423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Philips 6747 364 / Philips 6598 423First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Philips 6747 257 / Philips 15PC-196~197LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Philips 6998 023LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Europe | Philips 6747 257LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6747 403 / Philips 9500297LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris PH 6858 625/626LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK & US | Philips 6747 257LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
11 vinyl pressings of The Nutcracker are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, Europe. One of them is Philips 6747 257.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6747 257, 6747 364) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6598 148 1Y 2 Ⓟ1976 670 03 147 106 and AA 6598 148 2Y1 2 670 11 1121. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
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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