UK
1962- Label and catalog number
- Decca MET 236/8
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Renata Tebaldi · 1962
Il Trittico was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
ZAL-5662SET 236 (Side 1) runout
ZAL-5663SET 236 (Side 2) runout
ZAL-5664SET 237 (Side 3) runout
ZAL-5665SET 237 (Side 4) runout
ARL-5662-1A Manufactured in Germany 41 SUSSide A runout
ARL-5663-1A Manufactured in Germany 51 SUSide B runout
ARL-5664-1A Manufactured in Germany 51 SUSide C runout
ARL-5665-1A Manufactured in Germany 31 SUSide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Germany | Decca SXL 20058/60-BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1962 | Germany | Decca LXT 20058/60-CFirst yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Decca MET 236/8First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Decca SET 236/8First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1963 | Spain | Decca SXL SET 236-38LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1963 | US | London Records OSA 1364LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Decca SET 236/8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca 411 665 1 DO3LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | UK | Decca SET 236/8LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | UK | London Records 411 665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | US | London Records A-4364Box Set, Mono, LP · Mono | Box Set, Mono, LP · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Il Trittico are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, Germany. One of them is Decca MET 236/8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MET 236/8, SET 236/8, SXL 20058/60-B, LXT 20058/60-C) 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.