Vinyl pressings
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1968
Violin Concerto in D • Romance was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
URRS-7290Side A Matrix
URRS-7291Side B Matrix
URRS-7290-1S ISide A Runout
URRS-7291-1S ISide B Runout
URRS-7288Side A Matrix
URRS-7289Side B Matrix
URRS-7288-1S ISide A Runout
URRS-7289-1S ISide B Runout
URRS-7290-IKSide A
URRS-7291-IKSide B
URRS-7290-XSide A runout
URRS-7291-XSide B runout
URRS-7290Side A label
URRS-7291Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-3014 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 3014First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 3014 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-3014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victor SB 6768 / RCA Victor LSC 3014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-3014 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 3014First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-3014 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 3014First yearLP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-1266LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-1266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 2000LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA Gold Seal AGL 1-1266 / RCA Gold Seal 26.41381 AGLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA GL 11266LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-3014 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 3014LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Violin Concerto in D • Romance are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-3014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-3014, LM-3014, SB 6768, LSC 3014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, URRS-7290 and URRS-7291. 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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