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Festival Of Light Classical Music

by Various Artists · 1960

37 pressings15 countriesRomanticClassical

Festival Of Light Classical Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 Festival Of Light Classical Music

9 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 6 countries. 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.

UK

1960
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RDMRCA L70P
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

L7-OP-5501-1ARunout, Record 1, Side 1

L7-OP-5502-1ARunout, Record 1, Side 2

L7-OP-5503-1ARunout, Record 2, Side 1

L7-OP-5504-1ARunout, Record 2, Side 2

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RDFSRCA RDFS
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
Runout / matrix

L70Y-6501Side A label

L70Y-6502Side B label

L70Y-6503Side C label

L70Y-6504Side D label

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Canada

1960
Label and catalog number
Sélection Du Reader's Digest RD2FSRCA
Format
Box Set, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

L7OY-6501LP1 A Side Label

L7OY-6502LP1 B Side Label

L7OY-6503LP2 A Side Label

L7OY-6504LP2 B Side Label

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France

1960
Label and catalog number
Sélection Du Reader's Digest RCA
Format
Box Set, LP, Compilation, Mono
Runout / matrix

L7OP-5501LP1 A Side Label

L7OP-5502LP1 B Side Label

L7OP-5503LP2 A Side Label

L7OP-5504LP2 B Side Label

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 37 vinyl pressings

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

1960s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960CanadaSélection Du Reader's Digest RD2FS / RCAFirst yearBox Set, LP, Compilation, StereoBox Set, LP, Compilation, Stereo
1960FranceSélection Du Reader's Digest / RCAFirst yearBox Set, LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoBox Set, LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1960FranceSélection Du Reader's Digest / RCAFirst yearBox Set, Album, LP, Compilation, StereoBox Set, Album, LP, Compilation, Stereo
1960New ZealandReader's Digest RDFS / RCA Custom RDFSFirst yearLP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1960South AfricaReader's Digest RDFM 1First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1960UKReader's Digest RDM / RCA L70PFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1960UKReader's Digest RDM / RCA L70PFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1960USReader's Digest RDFS / RCA RDFSFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1960USReader's Digest RDFMFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1961ArgentinaReader's Digest RDFS / RCA Custom RDFSLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
1961CanadaReader's Digest RD2MLP, Mono, Compilation, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation, Box Set · Mono
1961CanadaReader's Digest RD2SLP, Stereo, Compilation, Box SetLP, Stereo, Compilation, Box Set
1961CanadaReader's Digest RD2SLP, Stereo, Compilation, Box SetLP, Stereo, Compilation, Box Set
1961CanadaReader's Digest RD2S / Reader's Digest 602 CLP, Stereo, Compilation, Box SetLP, Stereo, Compilation, Box Set
1961GermanyRCALP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
All 20 pressings from the 1960s
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971CanadaRCA Records Reader's DigestLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
Year unknown16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownReader's Digest RD4 / RCA RD4LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue, Stereo
?BrazilSeleções do Reader's Digest / RCABox Set, LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoBox Set, LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?CanadaReader's Digest 602 E-C / Reader's Digest 602-ESLP, Mono, Compilation, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation, Box Set · Mono
?GermanyRCALP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition
?GermanyRCALP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
?ItalySelezione Dal Reader's Digest RDFM / RCA L7OPLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?ItalySelezione Dal Reader's Digest RDFM / RCA L7OYLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
?ItalySelezione Dal Reader's Digest RDFM / RCA L7OPLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?ItalySelezione Dal Reader's Digest RDFM / RCA L7OPLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?NetherlandsReader's Digest RDFS / RCA Custom RDFSLP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
?SwitzerlandSélection Du Reader's Digest / RCABox Set, LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoBox Set, LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?UKReader's Digest / RCALP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
?USReader's Digest RDS / RCA Custom RDFSLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
?USReader's Digest RDA02-A / RCA Custom RDA02-ALP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
?VenezuelaReader's Digest RDFS / RCA RDFSLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
All 16 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
  2. A2Menuet Des Follets
  3. A3Danse Des Sylphes
  4. A4Rakoczy - Mars
  5. B1Donner Und Blitz Polka
  6. B2De Moldau (No. 2 Uit :Mijn Vaderland
  7. B3Andante Cantabile Uit Het Kwartet In D, Op 11
  8. B4Die Walkure: Walkurenritt
  9. C1Hongaarse Rapsodie No. 2
  10. C2Rosamunde: Entr'Acte
  11. C3Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
  12. D1Hansel Und Gretel: Ouverture
  13. D2Midzomernachtsdroom: Nocturne
  14. D3Gold Und Silber - Walzer
  15. E1Semiramis: Ouverture
  16. E2Ballet De Schone Slaapster, Wals
  17. E3Slavische Mars, Op. 31
  18. F1Zampa: Ouverture
  19. F2Xerxes: Largo
  20. F3Die Gotterdammerung: Siegfried's Rheinfahrt
  21. G1Suite Uit Carmen (1)
  22. G2Hoffmans Vertellingen: Barcarolle ( 1 )
  23. G3Estudiantina - Wals, Op. 191 (2)
  24. H1Bolero (1)
  25. H2Faust: Balletmuziek (1)
  26. I1Dichter Und Bauer: Ouverture
  27. I2Aufforderung Zum Tanz, Op. 65
  28. I3Perpetuum Mobile, Op. 11
  29. I4Tritsch - Tratsch - Polka, Op. 214
  30. J1Lohengrin: Voorspel 3de Bedrijf
  31. J2Noorse Dans, Op. 35 No. 1
  32. J3Ouverture 1812
  33. K1De Bruiloft Van Figaro: Ouverture
  34. K2Manon Lescout: Intermezzo
  35. K3Prins Igor: Ouverture
  36. L1L' Apprenti Sorcier
  37. L2Petite Suite: En Bateau
  38. L3Orpheus In De Onderwereld: Ouverture
  39. M1Ouverture Fingalshohle
  40. M2Les Preludes
  41. N1Pomp And Circumstance March, No. 1 In D, Op. 39
  42. N2Nacht Op De Kale Berg
  43. N3Ouverture Di Ballo
  44. O1Ouverture Die Leichte Cavalerie
  45. O2G'schichte Aus Dem Wiener Wald
  46. O3Liebestraum, Op. 62, No. 3
  47. O4Radetzky - Mars
  48. P1Martha: Ouverture
  49. P2Kunstlerleben
  50. P3Marche Militaire
  51. Q1Roeslan En Loedmilla: Ouverture
  52. Q2Kamennoi - Ostrow
  53. Q3Wilhelm Tell: Ouverture
  54. R1Aida: Grote Mars
  55. R2La Traviata: Voorspel 1ste En 3de Bedrijf
  56. R3Cavalleia Rusticana: Intermezzo
  57. R4La Gioconda: Dans Der Uren
  58. S1Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Serenade, KV 525
  59. S2An Der Schonen Blauen Donau, Wals Op. 314
  60. T1Akademische Festouverture
  61. T2Hongaarse Rapsodie No. 9
  62. U1Les Diamants De La Couronne: Ouverture
  63. U2Marche Funebre D'une Marionette
  64. U3Mars Van De Tinnen Soldaatjes
  65. U4Danse Macabre, Symfonisch Gedicht, Op. 40
  66. V1La Valse
  67. V2Prins Igor: Polowtser Dansen
  68. W1Notenkrakerssuite, Op. 71A
  69. W2Ouverture Miniature
  70. W3Mars, Dans Van De Fee Suikerboon
  71. W4Trepak
  72. W5Arabische Dans
  73. W6Chinese Dans
  74. W7Dans Van De Toverfluit
  75. W8Bloemenwals
  76. XHet Zwanenmeer: Balletsuite

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Festival Of Light Classical Music are there?

37 vinyl pressings of Festival Of Light Classical Music are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1960 and 1971.

When was Festival Of Light Classical Music first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Reader's Digest RDM.

How do I tell if my copy of Festival Of Light Classical Music is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RDM, RDFS, RDFM, RD2FS) 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.

How much is Festival Of Light Classical Music 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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