Vinyl pressings
by Ralph Vaughan Williams · 1970
Sinfonia Antartica was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
2YEA 3947-1GSide A stamped, variant 1
2YEA 3948-1GSide B stamped, variant 1
2YEA 3947-1G 1 MSide A stamped, variant 2
2YEA 3948-1G 1 MSide B stamped, variant 2
2YEA 3947-1GRunout Side A
2YEA 3948-1GRunout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASDM 2631 / His Master's Voice ASDM. 2631First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2631 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2631First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Angel Records S-36763LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-04245 / World Record Club R 04245LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-04245 / World Record Club R 04245LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-04245 / World Record Club R 04245LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2631 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2631LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-04245 / World Record Club R 04245LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2631 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2631LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2631 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 ○ 02038LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S-36763LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S-36763LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Sinfonia Antartica are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 2631.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 2631, ASDM 2631) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 3947-1G and 2YEA 3948-1G. 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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