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Richard WagnerSiegfried-Idyll / Die Meistersinger / Lohengrin / Rienzi

Vinyl pressings

Siegfried-Idyll / Die Meistersinger / Lohengrin / Rienzi

by Richard Wagner · 1962

15 pressings9 countriesRomanticClassicalStage & Screen

Siegfried-Idyll 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Siegfried-Idyll

4 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.

UK

1962
Label and catalog number
Concert Hall AM 2246
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

CM2246▿1L//2 ѵ ѵѵ xRunout side-A, stamped

CM2246▿2L//5 ѵ 000 ѵ 0Runout side-B, stamped

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France

1962
Label and catalog number
Guilde Internationale Du Disque M-2246Guilde Internationale Du Disque M - 2246
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

K M2246-I-32Side A, hand-etched

K M2246-II-34Side B, hand-etched

☩Side A, stamped

DD DUSide 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 15 vinyl pressings

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

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962FranceGuilde Internationale Du Disque M-2246 / Guilde Internationale Du Disque M - 2246First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962GermanyMusical Masterpiece Society M-2246First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1962JapanConcert Hall M-2246First yearLPLP
1962UKConcert Hall AM 2246First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980JapanColumbia OC-7316-PKLP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaConcert Hall SMS 2246 / Concert Hall SMS-2246LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?EuropeConcert Hall SMS 2246 / Concert Hall SMS-2246LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceConcert Hall SMS 2246LPLP
?GermanyMusical Masterpiece Society M-2246LPLP
?ItalyMusical Masterpiece Society MMS 2246 PA / Musical Masterpiece Society M-2246LP, AlbumLP, Album
?ItalyConcert Hall SMS - 2246LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?SwitzerlandMusical Masterpiece Society M-2246LPLP
?UKConcert Hall SMS-2246 / Concert Hall SMSA 2246LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKConcert Hall SMSC-2246 / Concert Hall SMSA 2246LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USVanguard SRV 220SDLP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Rienzi
  2. A2Siegfried Idyll
  3. Die Meistersinger
  4. Lohengrin

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Siegfried-Idyll are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Siegfried-Idyll are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1980.

When was Siegfried-Idyll first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany, UK, France, Japan. One of them is Musical Masterpiece Society M-2246.

How do I tell if my copy of Siegfried-Idyll is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-2246, AM 2246) 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 Siegfried-Idyll 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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