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Command Performance - A Night At The Opera

by Various Artists · 1974

10 pressings6 countriesClassicalOperaClassical

Command Performance - A Night At The Opera was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 Command Performance - A Night At The Opera

1 pressing came out in 1974, 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.

Switzerland

1974
Label and catalog number
Das Beste Reader's Digest READ 802
Format
LP, Compilation, Box Set
Runout / matrix

RDES 2345Label side E

RDES 2346Label side F

Full details of this pressing

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All 10 vinyl pressings

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1970s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974SwitzerlandDas Beste Reader's Digest READ 802First yearLP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1978UnknownReader's Digest RDA-125/A / Reader's Digest RD4-125LP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1978UnknownReader's Digest RD4-125-1LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1978AustraliaRCA RD4-67LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1978CanadaReader's Digest 2-715-0LP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1978CanadaReader's Digest GCPO-7A / RCA GCPO-8ALP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1978UKReader's Digest GCPO-7ALP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1979USReader's Digest RDA-125/A / Reader's Digest RD4-125LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?NetherlandsReader's Digest DRDS 9041 / Reader's Digest DRDS 9042LP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
?NetherlandsReader's Digest GCPO-7ALP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set

Tracklist

  1. Curtain Up
  2. A1Overture From "Die Fledermaus"
  3. A2Overture From "Don Giovanni"
  4. A3Overture From "The Barber Of Seville"
  5. A4Overture From "The Silken Ladder"
  6. B1Overture From "Fidelio"
  7. B2Overture From "The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg"
  8. B3Overture From "The Thieving Magpie"
  9. World-Famous Arias
  10. C1I'm The Factotum (From "The Barber Of Seville")
  11. C2Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen (From "La Bohème")
  12. C3Yes, They Call Me Mimi (From "La Bohème")
  13. C4One Fine Day (From "Madame Butterfly")
  14. C5Celeste Aïda (From "Aïda")
  15. C6La Donna È Mobile (From "Rigoletto")
  16. D1Evening Star (From "Tannhäuser")
  17. D2Habañera (From "Carmen")
  18. D3Musetta's Waltz (From "La Bohème")
  19. D4Love And Music (From "Tosca")
  20. D5The Stars Were Shining Brightly (From "Tosca")
  21. D6The Bell Song (From "Lakmé")
  22. Best Loved Duets
  23. E1Love Duet (From "Madame Butterfly")
  24. E2Barcarolle (From "Tales Of Hoffman")
  25. E3Oh, Lovely Maid In The Moonlight (From "La Bohème")
  26. E4Love Duet (From "A Masked Ball")
  27. F1'Tis You, 'Tis I (From "Carmen")
  28. F2Love Duet (From "Tosca")
  29. F3Swear In This Hour (From "The Force Of Destiny")
  30. F4Vengeance! (From "Rigoletto")
  31. Rousing Choruses
  32. G1Smuggler's Chorus (From "Carmen")
  33. G2Soldier's (From "Faust")
  34. G3Brother Dear, Sister Dear (From "Die Fledermaus")
  35. G4Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves (From "Nabucco")
  36. G5In The Gently Blowing Breeze (From "Mignon")
  37. G6Anvil Chorus (From "Il Trovatore")
  38. H1Pilgrims' Chorus (From "Tannhäuser")
  39. H2The Presentation Of Olympia (From "Tales Of Hoffmann")
  40. H3Zitti, Zitti (From "Rigoletto")
  41. H4Bridal Chorus (From "Lohengrin")
  42. H5Wach' Auf! (From The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg")
  43. H6Chorus (From Act II Of "Otello")
  44. H7Chorus (From Act IV Of "Carmen")
  45. Gala Performance
  46. I1Toreador's Song (From "Carmen")
  47. I2O, Patria Mia (From "Aïda")
  48. I3Drinking Song (From "La Traviata")
  49. I4Miserere (From "Il Trovatore")
  50. I5Quartet (From "Rigoletto")
  51. J1The Flower Song (From "Carmen")
  52. J2Casta Diva (From "Norma")
  53. J3By The Heavens (From "Otello")
  54. J4How Handsome He Is (From "Lucrezia Borgia")
  55. J5Do Not Curse (From "The Force Of Destiny")
  56. Pageantry And Splendour
  57. K1Grand March (From "Aïda")
  58. K2The Magic Fire Music (From "The Valkyrie")
  59. K3Polonaise (From "Eugene Onegin")
  60. K4Prelude (To Act III Of "La Traviata")
  61. K5Ride Of The Valkyries (From "The Valkyrie")
  62. L1Intermezzo (From "Carmen")
  63. L2Prelude (To Act III Of "Lohengrin")
  64. L3Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla (From "The Rhinegold")
  65. L4Siegfried's Funeral Music (From "Götterdämmerung")
  66. L5Hungarian March (From "The Damnation Of Faust")
  67. Dances From The Opera
  68. M1Dance Of The Comedians (From "The Bartered Bride")
  69. M2Dance Of The Moorish Slaves (From "Aïda")
  70. M3Gypsy Dance (From "Carmen")
  71. M4Dance Of The Apprentices And Procession Of The Masters (From "The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg")
  72. M5Ballet Music (From "Otello")
  73. N1Bacchanale (From "Samson And Delilah")
  74. N2Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (From "Orfeo And Euridice")
  75. N3Ballet Music (From "Faust")
  76. Golden Voices Sing Great Arias
  77. O1On With The Motley (From "I Pagliacci")
  78. O2I Am Titania (From "Mignon")
  79. O3Pace, Pace Mio Dio (From "The Force Of Destiny")
  80. O4M'appari (From "Martha")`
  81. O5Czardas (From "Die Fledermaus")
  82. O6If You Are After A Little Amusement (From "The Marriage Of Figaro")
  83. P1Questa O Quella (From "Rigoletto")
  84. P2Jewel Song (From "Faust")
  85. P3Brindisi (From "Lucrezia Borgia")
  86. P4Far From The World Of Fashion
  87. P5Liebestod (From "Tristan And Isolde")
  88. P6Clock Scene (From "Boris Godunov")

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Command Performance - A Night At The Opera are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Command Performance - A Night At The Opera are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 1979.

When was Command Performance - A Night At The Opera first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Switzerland. One of them is Das Beste Reader's Digest READ 802.

How do I tell if my copy of Command Performance - A Night At The Opera is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use READ 802) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RDES 2345 and RDES 2346. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Command Performance - A Night At The Opera 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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