Vinyl pressings
by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra · 1962
Russian Orchestral Masterpieces 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.
2YEA 655-4Runout, stamped, side 1
2YEA 656-4Runout, stamped, side 2
2YEA.655Matrix Number in brackets on the label, side 1
2YEA.656Matrix Number in brackets on the label, side 2
2XEA 2140 21 28-8-62 M6 219013Runou area side A
2XEA 10539 21 29-8-62 M6 219018Runou area side B
2XEA 2140Label A
2XEA 10539Label B
2XEA 10539 21 29 8 62 M6 219018Side A Runout
2XEA 2140 21 29 8 62 M6 219013Side B Runout
2XEA 10539Label side A
2XEA 2140Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone PSQ 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QIM 6385First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 509First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone SQIM 6385LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone SQIM 6385LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 6037LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Plaisir Du Classique 2M 055-11.198LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Seraphim S-60372LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Angel Records S 35951LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Angel Records S 35951LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître XPMX 721LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître ASDF 256LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître CVA 721LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | His Master's Voice 14C 033-11198LP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053 11198LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053-11198LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone SQIM 6385LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Seraphim AA-5024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASDM. 509LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Turkey | Regal LRZTX 143LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 6037LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1958LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 509LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Russian Orchestral Masterpieces are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, Italy. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 509.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 509, PSQ 001, QIM 6385) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 655-4 and 2YEA 656-4. 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.
