Vinyl pressings
by The Julian Bream Consort · 1963
An Evening Of Elizabethan Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
N2RY-2874--7S I A1Runout side A
N2RY-2875--6S I B1Runout side B
(N2RY-2874)Label side A
(N2RY-2875)Label side B
N2 RP2872-1S I A1Stamped, Side A Runout
N2RP-2873--3S I A3Stamped, Side B Runout
N2RP-2872Side A Label Matrix No.
N2RP-2873Side B Label Matrix No.
N2RP2872Etched, Side A Runout
N2RP-2873Etched, Side B Runout
N2RP-2872Side A Label Matrix No.
N2RP-2873Side B Label Matrix No.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LDS-2656First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LD-2656 / RCA Victor Red Seal LD-2656First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LD-2656 / RCA Victor Red Seal LD-2656First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor LDS-2656 / RCA Victor Red Seal LDS-2656First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor SAWR 7904-ALP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor SAWR 7904-ALP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor SAWR 7904-BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor SAWR-7904-ALP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor AWR 7904-CLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RB-6592LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LD-2656 / RCA Victor Red Seal LD-2656LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LDS-2656 / RCA Victor Red Seal LDS-2656LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | RCA Red Seal LSC-3195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | RCA Red Seal LSC-3195LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | RCA Red Seal LSC 3195LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Red Seal LSC-3195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Israel | RCA Red Seal LSC 3195LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor Red Seal LDS-2656LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor LDS-2656 / RCA Victor LD/LDS 2656LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-4881LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of An Evening Of Elizabethan Music are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LDS-2656, released August 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LDS-2656, LD-2656) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N2RY-2874--7S I A1 and N2RY-2875--6S I B1. 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.
