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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Sleeping Beauty

Vinyl pressings

The Sleeping Beauty

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1961

18 pressings7 countriesClassical

The Sleeping Beauty was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 Sleeping Beauty

9 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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

1961
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6279
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XXSM53884-1E IIISide A runout variant 1

XXSM53884-1E IIISide B runout variant 1

XXSM53883-1FSide A runout variant 2

XXSM53884-1DSide B runout variant 2

Full details of this pressing

US

1961
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6279
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

XXSM-53883-1AA ///HSide1 Runout

XXSM-53884-1AA ///HSide2 Runout

XSM 53833Side1 Label

XSM 53884Side2 Label

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.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961CanadaColumbia Masterworks MS 6279 / Columbia Masterworks MS-6279First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 6279 / Columbia Masterworks ML-6279First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961CanadaColumbia Masterworks MS 6279 / Columbia Masterworks MS-6279First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5679First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961USColumbia Masterworks ML 5679First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961USColumbia Masterworks MS 6279First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USColumbia Masterworks MS 6279LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1961USColumbia Masterworks MS 6279First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USColumbia Masterworks MS 6279First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USColumbia Masterworks ML 5679First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962UKCBS BRG 72010 / CBS ML 5679LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaColumbia Masterworks 5475LPLP
?AustraliaCoronet KLCS 2780 / CBS KLCS-2780LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustraliaCoronet KLCS 2780 / Coronet KLCS-2780LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?New ZealandCoronet KLC2780LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?South AfricaCBS Masterworks BLD 7185 / CBS Masterworks BLD.7185LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKCBS SBRG 72010 / CBS MS 6279LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks MS 6279LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66 (Excerpts)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Sleeping Beauty are there?

18 vinyl pressings of The Sleeping Beauty are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.

When was The Sleeping Beauty first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5679.

How do I tell if my copy of The Sleeping Beauty is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5679, MS 6279, ML 6279) 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 Sleeping Beauty 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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