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Antal Dorati Conducts Richard Strauss

by Richard Strauss · 1956

14 pressings5 countriesModernRomanticClassical

Antal Dorati Conducts Richard Strauss was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Antal Dorati Conducts Richard Strauss

3 pressings came out in 1956, 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.

US

1956
Label and catalog number
Mercury MG 50099Mercury Living Presence MG 50099
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

YMG 50099A MF7Runout Side A (stamped)

YMG 50099B MF3Runout Side B (stamped)

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956CanadaMercury MG 50099 / Mercury Living Presence MG 50099First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956USMercury MG 50099 / Mercury Living Presence MG 50099First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956USMercury MG 50099 / Mercury Living Presence MG 50099First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USMercury SR90099 / Mercury Living Presence SR90099LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1958USMercury SR90099 / Mercury Living Presence SR90099LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1960s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960UKMercury AMS 16014 / Mercury Living Presence AMS 16014LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownConcert Hall M 2309LPLP
?UnknownMercury MG 50099 / Mercury Living Presence MG 50099LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaConcert Hall M 2309 / Concert Hall SCM-2309LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaMercury SRW18072LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?Germany, Austria, & SwitzerlandConcert Hall M 2309LPLP
?UKConcert Hall CM 2309LPLP
?UKMercury MRL 2566 / Mercury Living Presence MRL.2566LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USMercury Wing SRW18072LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. ASuite From "Der Rosenkavalier"23:09
  2. BTill Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 2814:45

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Antal Dorati Conducts Richard Strauss are there?

14 vinyl pressings of Antal Dorati Conducts Richard Strauss are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1960.

When was Antal Dorati Conducts Richard Strauss first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada. One of them is Mercury MG 50099.

How do I tell if my copy of Antal Dorati Conducts Richard Strauss is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 50099) 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.

How much is Antal Dorati Conducts Richard Strauss on vinyl worth?

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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