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Moods In Music: Music For Relaxation

by The Melachrino Strings · 1952

34 pressings7 countriesEasy ListeningRomanticJazzPop

Moods In Music: Music For Relaxation was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Moods In Music: Music For Relaxation

4 pressings came out in 1952, 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.

US

1952
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1001RCA Victor LPM 1001
Format
LP, Album · Indianapolis pressing
Runout / matrix

E2VP-4151-12SA side runout, variant 1

E2VP-4152 12SB side runout, variant 1

E2VP-4151-9S I B1A side runout, variant 2

E2VP4152 11SI A4B side runout, variant 2

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Canada

1952
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1001
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

E2VP-4151-6SSide A runout, stamped

E2VP-4152-3SSide B runout, stamped

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Canada

1952
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1001
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Blue center label
Runout / matrix

E2VP-4151-6SSide A runout, stamped

E2VP-4152-3SSide B runout, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 34 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1952CanadaRCA Victor LPM-1001First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1952CanadaRCA Victor LPM-1001First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1952USRCA Victor LPM-1001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1952USRCA Victor LPM-1001 / RCA Victor LPM 1001First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958CanadaRCA Victor LSP-1001LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1958CanadaRCA Victor LSP-1001LP, AlbumLP, Album
1958CanadaRCA Victor LPM-1001 RELP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958ItalyRCA LPM-10102LPLP
1958ItalyRCA Victor LSP-10102LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958UKRCA SF-5020LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1958USRCA Victor LPM-1001 / RCA Victor LPM-1001 RELP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1958USRCA Victor LSP-1001LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1958USRCA Victor LSP-1001LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USRCA Victor LSP-1001 / RCA Victor LSP 1001LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1958USRCA Victor LPM-1001LP, AlbumLP, Album
All 20 pressings from the 1950s
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961FranceRCA 530.267 / RCA RD. 27108LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962FranceRCA 540.520LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1962FranceRCA Victor 540.520 / RCA 540.520LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilRCA Victor BBL-2LP, AlbumLP, Album
?BrazilRCA Victor BBL-52LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaRCA Victor LSP-1001LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaRCA Victor LPM-1001LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?FranceRCA 540.520 / RCA LSP-1001LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceRCA 540.520LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?ItalyRCA LSP-10102 / RCA LPM / LSP 10102LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
?MexicoRCA Victor MKL-1427LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKRCA RD-27108LPLP
?USRCA Victor LPM-1001 RE / RCA Victor LPM-1001LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USRCA Victor LSP-1001LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Berceuse De Jocelyn
  2. A2Autumn Leaves
  3. A3While We Were Young
  4. A4Star Dust
  5. A5Portrait Of A Lady
  6. B1Valse Bluette
  7. B2By The Sleepy Lagoon
  8. B3La Golondrina (The Swallow)
  9. B4La Serenata
  10. B5Moonlight Serenade

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Moods In Music: Music For Relaxation are there?

34 vinyl pressings of Moods In Music: Music For Relaxation are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1952 and 1962.

When was Moods In Music: Music For Relaxation first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1001.

How do I tell if my copy of Moods In Music: Music For Relaxation is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Moods In Music: Music For Relaxation on vinyl worth?

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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