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Various ArtistsA Child's Introduction To The Orchestra: And All Its Instruments

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A Child's Introduction To The Orchestra: And All Its Instruments

by Various Artists · 1954

14 pressings2 countriesEducationalClassicalChildren's

A Child's Introduction To The Orchestra was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. 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 A Child's Introduction To The Orchestra

1 pressing came out in 1954, 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.

US

1954
Label and catalog number
Golden Records GRC-1Golden Records GRC1
Format
7", 78 RPM, Box Set
Runout / matrix

07AX45-1Side M runout

45-07BSide N runout

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 14 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1954USGolden Records GRC-1 / Golden Records GRC1First year7", 78 RPM, Box Set7", 78 RPM, Box Set
1956USGolden Records GRC-1LP, AlbumLP, Album
1957USGolden Records A198: 1LPLP
1959USGolden Record GLP: 1 / Golden Record LP 1LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967CanadaWonderland Records LP-1LP, AlbumLP, Album
1967USWonderland Records LP 1LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaGolden Records GLP:1 / Golden Records LP 1LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaGolden Records LP 1LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USGolden Records GLP: 1LPLP
?USGolden Records 20687", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?USGolden Records LP 1LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USGolden Records 20687", 45 RPM, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Styrene
?USGolden Records GRC1Box Set, 7", 45 RPMBox Set, 7", 45 RPM
?USGolden Records GD-605LPLP

Tracklist

  1. A1Antoinette The Clarinet
  2. A2Knute The Flute
  3. A3Muldoon The Bassoon
  4. A4Bobo The Oboe
  5. A5Crumpet The Trumpet
  6. A6Poobah The Tuba
  7. A7Monsieur Forlorn The French Horn
  8. A8Mike Malone The Slide Trombone
  9. B9Lucy Lynn The Violin
  10. B10Mellow Fellow The Cello
  11. B11Nola The Viola
  12. B12Lovelace The Bass
  13. B13Peter Percussion
  14. B14Max The Saxophone
  15. B15Mort The Pianoforte
  16. B16Lady Harp
  17. B17The Orchestra: First And Second Movements
  18. B18The Orchestra: Third And Fourth Movements

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of A Child's Introduction To The Orchestra are there?

14 vinyl pressings of A Child's Introduction To The Orchestra are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1954 and 1967.

When was A Child's Introduction To The Orchestra first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US. One of them is Golden Records GRC-1.

How do I tell if my copy of A Child's Introduction To The Orchestra is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRC-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 07AX45-1 and 45-07B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is A Child's Introduction To The Orchestra 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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