Vinyl pressings
by Richard Strauss · 1960
Also Sprach Zarathustra was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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.
K2 RY6712-1S I A1Runout side A - stamped
K2 RY6713 1S I A1Runout side B - stamped
K2RY-6712Matrix on label - side A
K2RY-6713Matrix on label - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1806First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victrola VICS 1265 / RCA Victrola VICS-1265LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victrola VIC 1265LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Victrola Camden Classics VCCS-1265LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1969 | Italy | RCA Victrola KVS 218LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | RCA RGC-1048LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Korea | RCA Victor Red Seal LM/LSC-2609LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Italy | RCA GL 47031LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | RCA Red Seal ATL1-4286LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | RCA Red Seal ARP1-4583LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | RCA Red Seal RCL-5515 / RCA Red Seal (ARP1-4583)LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1806 / Classic Records LSC 1806LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1994 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1806 / Classic Records LSC 1806LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1806 / Classic Records LSC 1806LP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | US | Classic Records LSC-1806 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806 / Sony Music LSC-1806LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Analogue Productions AAPC 1806 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806 / Sony Music LSC-1806LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Analogue Productions AAPC 1806 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2026 | US | Analogue Productions APC 1806-45 / RCA Victor LSC-180612", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Victrola Camden Classics VCCS-1265LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola TVL1 - 7031LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806 / Classic Records LSC-1806LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Classic Records LSC-1806LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue | LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1265 / RCA Victrola 2/VICS1265LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806 / Classic Records LSC-1806LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1265LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS 1265LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC - 1806LP, Numbered, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Numbered, Stereo · Numbered |
| ? | US | Classic Records LSC-1806LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue | LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS 1265LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806 / Classic Records LSC-1806LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | USA & Canada | Classic Records LSC-1806LP, 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo | LP, 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo |
33 vinyl pressings of Also Sprach Zarathustra are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1806, released June 24, 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-1806) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 RY6712-1S I A1 and K2 RY6713 1S I A1. 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.
