UK
1964- Label and catalog number
- Decca SXL 6137Decca SXL.6137
- Format
- LP, Stereo · ED2
- Runout / matrix
ZAL - 6402 - 1WRunout side A
ZAL - 6403 - 1WRunout side B
ZAL.6402Label side A
ZAL.6403Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Riccardo Drigo · 1964
Pas De Deux (Ballet Music) was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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 - 6402 - 1WRunout side A
ZAL - 6403 - 1WRunout side B
ZAL.6402Label side A
ZAL.6403Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | London Records CM 9418First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca SXL 6137 / Decca SXL.6137First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | Decca LXT 6137 / Decca LXT.6137First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | London Records CS 6418First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | London Records CM 9418LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | London Records CS 6418First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-02597 / World Record Club R.02597LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-02597 / World Record Club R.02597LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | London Records VIV 27LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Decca 6.42744 BALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | London Records 43011LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1984 | South Africa | Decca VIV 27LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Decca VIV 27LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Decca VIV 27LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Decca SXL 6137LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca SXLM 6137LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6137LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6137LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6137LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6137LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records CS 6418LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Pas De Deux (Ballet Music) are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Canada. One of them is Decca SXL 6137.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6137, LXT 6137, CS 6418, CM 9418) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL - 6402 - 1W and ZAL - 6403 - 1W. 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.