Vinyl pressings
by Richard Wagner · 1962
Selections From Der Ring Des Nibelungen 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.
3 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.
CC-11012 SDA-1SS P17Runout side A, variant 1
CC-11012 SDB-1SS PK-17Runout side B, variant 1
CC-11012 SDA-2SS P13Runout side A, variant 2
CC-11012 SDB-1SS PK-17Runout side B, variant 2
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 | France | Command Classics CC. 11012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | France | Command ASDF 2009 / La Voix De Son Maître ASDF 2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Command CC 11012 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Command CC 11012 SDLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Command PCLS 11012 / Pye Command PCL 11012LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Command CC 11012 SDLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Westminster Gold WGS-8130LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ABC Command CC 11012 SDLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Sine Qua Non SQN 7745LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Command CC 11012 SDLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Command MAS-90983 / Command MAS 90983LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | US | Command Classics SMAS 90983 / Command Classics CC 11012 SDLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Westminster Gold WGS-8130LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Command CC 33· 11012 / Command CC 33·11012LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Selections From Der Ring Des Nibelungen are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, France. One of them is Command CC 11012 SD.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CC 11012 SD, CC. 11012, ASDF 2009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CC-11012 SDA-1SS P17 and CC-11012 SDB-1SS PK-17. 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.
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