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Robert SchumannHumoresque. Fantasiestücke

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Humoresque. Fantasiestücke

by Robert Schumann · 1957

11 pressings3 countriesRomanticClassical

Humoresque. Fantasiestücke was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 Humoresque. Fantasiestücke

1 pressing came out in 1957, 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.

USSR

1957
Label and catalog number
Апрелевский Завод Д—03642Апрелевский Завод Д—03643
Format
LP, Mono
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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957USSRАпрелевский Завод Д—03642 / Апрелевский Завод Д—03643First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964USSRМелодия НД-03642 / Мелодия НД-03642LP, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Mono, Repress · Mono
1964USSRМелодия НД-03642 / Мелодия НД-03642LP, Mono, Repress · MonoLP, Mono, Repress · Mono
1968USSRМелодия НД 03642—03643LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1979ItalyEMI 3C 053-62902 / Discoteca Classica 3C 053-62902LPLP
1979JapanVictor VICX-1021LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JapanShinsekai Record MK-1009 / Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga MK-1009LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USSRМелодия 33НД—03642 / Мелодия 33НД—03643LP, Mono, Remastered · MonoLP, Mono, Remastered · Mono
?USSRАпрелевский Завод НД—03642 / Апрелевский Завод НД—03643LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USSRMelodija НД-03642 / Melodija НД-03643LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USSRАпрелевский Завод Д-03642 / Апрелевский Завод Д-03643LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. AЮмореска, Соч. 20
  2. Фантастические Пьесы, Соч. 12

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Humoresque. Fantasiestücke are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Humoresque. Fantasiestücke are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1957 and 1979.

When was Humoresque. Fantasiestücke first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in USSR. One of them is Апрелевский Завод Д—03642.

How do I tell if my copy of Humoresque. Fantasiestücke is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Д—03642) 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 Humoresque. Fantasiestücke 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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