Vinyl pressings
by The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra · 1957
Overture ! 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.
2 pressings 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.
- P1-8380-D5 #2 ["anvil" logo]Side A stamped
- P2-8380-D6 ["anvil" logo]Side B stamped
P1-8380Side A label matrix
P2-8380Side B label matrix
SP1 8380- D18Side A stamped
SP2 8380- D14Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records P8380 / Capitol Records P-8380First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records P8380 / Capitol Records P-8380First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | Capitol Records P 8380LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Capitol Records P 8380LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Australia | Capitol Records P-8380LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records P8380LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records SP8380 / Capitol Records SP-8380LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Capitol Records SP8380 / Capitol Records SP 8380LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records SP8380LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SENC 9242LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SP-8380 / Capitol Records SP8380LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SP-8380 / Capitol Records SP8380LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Denmark | Music For Pleasure MFP 2148LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 6060LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Philippines | Capitol Records SP8380LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2148LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2148LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2148LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2148LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P8380 / Capitol Records P-8380LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SP-8380 / Capitol Records SP-8380LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P 8380 / Capitol Records P-8380LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SP8380 / Capitol Records SP-8380LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Overture ! are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1957 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Capitol Records P8380.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P8380) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - P1-8380-D5 #2 ["anvil" logo] and - P2-8380-D6 ["anvil" logo]. 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.
