Germany
September 1964- Label and catalog number
- Deutsche Grammophon 136 395 SLPEM
- Format
- LP, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Tullio Serafin · 1964
Ouvertures was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
C1 ℗ 1964 1 K4 HR◇K Z 136395-3 ASide 1
06 HR◇K Y 136395-4 BSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 395First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon SLPEM -136 395First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136 395 SLPEMFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136 395 SLPEM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPEM 136 395LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136 395 SLPEMLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136 395 SLPEMLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 135 098LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Benelux | Deutsche Grammophon 2544 012LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 365LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 365LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 365LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2542 216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Polyphon 2542 027LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Deutsche Grammophon 136 395 / Deutsche Grammophon 136.395LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 045LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Heliodor 2548 171LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 415 923-1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 135 098LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 365LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 135 098LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| ? | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 365LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 135 098LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Heliodor MH5010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Polyphon 2542 027LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Heliodor 2548 171LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Ouvertures are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Germany. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 136 395 SLPEM, released September 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 136 395 SLPEM, LPEM 19 395, SLPEM -136 395) 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.
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.