Vinyl pressings
by Umberto Giordano · 1957
Andrea Chénier 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.
1 pressing 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.
ARL-3753-1AA side runout, variant 1
ARL-3756-3AB side runout, variant 1
ARL-3754-1AC side runout, variant 1
ARL-3755-1AD side runout, variant 1
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 | UK | Decca LXT 5411-2First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1959 | US | London Records OS 25076LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Spain | Decca SXL 2208-10LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SXL 2208-10LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SXL 2208-10LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | London Records OSA 1303Box Set, LP, Stereo | Box Set, LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds GOS 600-1 / Decca GOS 600-1LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1972 | Spain | Decca GOS 600-1 / Ace Of Diamonds GOS 600-1LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1977 | Germany | Decca 6.35356 DXLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.35356 DXLP, Reissue, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Box Set |
| ? | Italy | Decca 416 033-1 / Ricordi 416 033-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | London Records SLH 3011LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 2208/10LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | London Records A-4332LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | US | London Records OSA 1303Box Set, LP, Reissue, Stereo | Box Set, LP, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Andrea Chénier are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1957 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK. One of them is Decca LXT 5411-2, released November 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5411-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-3753-1A and ARL-3756-3A. 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.
