Vinyl pressings
by Sergei Prokofiev · 1962
Cinderella Suites 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.
5 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZAL-5394-1D B ZT 1Runout side A - stamped - variant 1
ZAL-5395-1D B ZT 1Runout side B - stamped - variant 1
ZAL-5394-1D U OT 1Runout side A - stamped - variant 2
ZAL-5395-1D U OT 1Runout side B - stamped - variant 2
ZAL-5394Runout side A - machine stamped - variant 1
ZAL-5395Runout side B - machine stamped - variant 1
ZAL-5394Runout side A - machine stamped - variant 1
ZAL-5395Runout side B - machine stamped - variant 1
ARL-5394-3ARunout side A - machine stamped - variant 1
ARL-5394-2ARunout side B - machine stamped - variant 1
ARL 5394Label, Side A
ARL 5395Label, 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 | Spain | Decca LXT 5672 / Discos Decca LXT 5672First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Decca SXL.2307LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | London Records CM 93112First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Decca SXL 2307 / Decca SXL.2307First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Decca SXL 2307 / Decca SXL.2307LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | London Records CS 6242First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | London Records CS 6242First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | London Records STS15481 / London Records STS 15481LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | London Records STS 15481LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 2135LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca LXT5672 / Decca LXT5672LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | London Records CS 6242LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records CS 6242 / London Records CS.6242LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Cinderella Suites are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK, US, Spain. One of them is Decca SXL 2307, released April 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 2307, CS 6242, CM 93112, LXT 5672) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-5394-1D B ZT 1 and ZAL-5395-1D B ZT 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.
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