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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20)

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The Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20)

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1943

13 pressings6 countriesRomanticBalletClassicalStage & Screen

The Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20) was first pressed on vinyl in 1943. 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 Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20)

1 pressing came out in 1943, 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.

Japan

1943
Label and catalog number
ニッチク JW-217ニッチク JW-218
Format
Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

CAX 8265Side A label

CAX 8266Side B label

CAX 8267Side C label

CAX 8268Side D 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 13 vinyl pressings

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

1940s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1941USColumbia Masterworks M-349 / Columbia Masterworks MM 349Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, ReissueShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue
1942UKColumbia DX 869 / Columbia DX 870Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, RepressShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress
1943Japanニッチク JW-217 / ニッチク JW-218First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
1946USColumbia Masterworks mm-349 / Columbia Masterworks M 349Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue, RepressShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress
1948UKColumbia D.X. 8132 / Columbia D.X. 8133Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950ItalyColumbia GQX 11219Shellac, 12", 78 RPMShellac, 12", 78 RPM
1950ItalyColumbia GQX 11217Shellac, 12", 78 RPMShellac, 12", 78 RPM
1951UKColumbia D.X. 869 / Columbia D.X. 870Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, RepressShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress
1951UKColumbia D.X. 8132 / Columbia D.X. 8133Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, RepressShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaColumbia DOX-982 / Columbia DOX-983Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks D50Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, AlbumShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album
?USColumbia RL 3014LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia RL 3014LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. The Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20) are there?

13 vinyl pressings of The Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1941 and 1951.

When was The Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1943, in Japan. One of them is ニッチク JW-217.

How do I tell if my copy of The Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JW-217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAX 8265 and CAX 8266. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Swan Lake - Ballet (Op. 20) 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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