Vinyl pressings
by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · 1962
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast 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.
1 pressing came out in 1962, 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.
2YEA 609-1 M 1Runout side A - stamped
2YEA 610-1 L 1Runout side B - stamped
2YEA.609Matrix on label - side A
2YEA.610Matrix on label - 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 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 467 / His Master's Voice ASD. 467First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 467 / His Master's Voice ASD. 467LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | New Zealand | World Record Club WI-5085LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | Australia | World Record Club R-02922 / World Record Club R. 02922LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Arabesque Recordings 8005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Angel Records S. 35900 / Angel Records 35900LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1899 / His Master's Voice ALP. 1899LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 467 / His Master's Voice ASD. 467LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 467 / His Master's Voice ASD. 467LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 467 / His Master's Voice ASD. 467LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S. 35900 / Angel Records 35900LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Hiawatha's Wedding Feast are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 467, released March 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 467) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 609-1 M 1 and 2YEA 610-1 L 1. 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.
