US
1950- Label and catalog number
- London Records LLP 142
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono

Vinyl pressings
by Renata Tebaldi · 1950
An Operatic Recital By Renata Tebaldi was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. 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 1950, 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.
ARL208-4A G CT 2 CARunout side A, variant 0
ARL209-4B UK CT 3 CARunout side B, variant 0
CA ARL 208-4A 2 CT KCRunout side A, variant 1
CA ARL 209-4B 2 CT KURunout side B, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | London Records LLP 142First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1950 | UK | Decca LXT 2507First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Spain | Decca LXT 2507 / Discos Decca LXT 2507LP | LP |
| 1955 | Spain | Decca LXT 2507LP | LP |
| 1955 | Spain | Decca LXT 2507 / Discos Decca LXT 2507LP | LP |
| 1956 | UK | Decca LXT 2507 / Decca LXT.2507LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | South Africa | Decca LXT 2507LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | Decca ECSI 234 / Eclipse ECSI 234LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | London Records LL 142LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Decca LXT 2507LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Decca ECSI 234 / Eclipse ECS|I 234LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Ace Of Clubs ACL-N 299LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | London Records LB 14LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | London Records 5007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | London Records LL 142LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | London Records 5007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | London Records LL 142LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | London Records LL142LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of An Operatic Recital By Renata Tebaldi are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1950 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US, UK. One of them is London Records LLP 142.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LLP 142, LXT 2507) 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.
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.