The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1959

21 pressings7 countriesRomanticClassical

The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Ballet Suite

1 pressing came out in 1959, 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.

Netherlands

1959

Label and catalog number

Imperial ILW 518

Format

LP, Album, Stereo

Runout / matrix

W.7090Matrix on label side A

SW.7091Matrix on label 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 21 vinyl pressings

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

1950s2 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1959	Netherlands	Imperial ILW 518First yearLP, Album, Stereo	LP, Album, Stereo
1959	UK	World Record Club T44LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition	LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition

1960s15 pressings

Year unknown4 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
?	Germany	Eurodisc S 70 421 KKLP, Stereo	LP, Stereo
?	UK	World Record Club T 44LP, Album, Mono · Mono	LP, Album, Mono · Mono
?	UK	World Record Club TP 44 / World Record Club STP. 44LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition	LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
?	Venezuela	Imperial IMP-30.056LP, Album	LP, Album

Tracklist

A1Introduction
A2Entrance Of The Faries
A3Waltz
A4Pas D'Action: Adagio
A5Coda - Finale
B1Panorama
B2The Awakening
B3Pas De Quatre (Intrada)
B4Pas De Quatre (Adagio - Variation II - Coda)
B5Pas De Deux (Adagio - Variation II)
B6Finale And Apotheosis

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite are there?

21 vinyl pressings of The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1969.

When was The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Netherlands. One of them is Imperial ILW 518.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILW 518) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W.7090 and SW.7091. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Sleeping Beauty 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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