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
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1974
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.
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.
RDES 2345Label side E
RDES 2346Label side F
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Switzerland | Das Beste Reader's Digest READ 802First yearLP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1978 | Unknown | Reader's Digest RDA-125/A / Reader's Digest RD4-125LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1978 | Unknown | Reader's Digest RD4-125-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA RD4-67LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1978 | Canada | Reader's Digest 2-715-0LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1978 | Canada | Reader's Digest GCPO-7A / RCA GCPO-8ALP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1978 | UK | Reader's Digest GCPO-7ALP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| 1979 | US | Reader's Digest RDA-125/A / Reader's Digest RD4-125LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Reader's Digest DRDS 9041 / Reader's Digest DRDS 9042LP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
| ? | Netherlands | Reader's Digest GCPO-7ALP, Compilation, Box Set | LP, Compilation, Box Set |
10 vinyl pressings of Command Performance - A Night At The Opera are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1974 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Switzerland. One of them is Das Beste Reader's Digest READ 802.
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.
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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