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Various Artistsليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut

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ليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut

by Various Artists · 1957

17 pressings6 countriesFolkClassicalFolkWorld

ليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut 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.

How to spot a first pressing of ليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut

2 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Lebanon

1957
Label and catalog number
Parlophone LPVDX 101Voix De L'Orient LPVDX 101
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

XCVOX 10Label Side B

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 17 vinyl pressings

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

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957LebanonParlophone LPVDX 101 / Voix De L'Orient LPVDX 101First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1957South AfricaParlophone LPVDXJ 101First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1958USCapitol Records T 10189LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1958CanadaCapitol Records T10189LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1958CanadaCapitol Records T-10189LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaCapitol Records T-10189 / Capitol Records T10189LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1959USCapitol Records T10189 / Capitol Records T-10189LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USCapitol Records T10189LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1962USCapitol Records DT 10189 / Capitol Records DT-10189LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974LebanonVoix De L'Orient GVDL 92 / EMI GVDL 92LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1974LebanonParlophone GVDL 92 / Voix De L'Orient GVDL 92LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaOdeon LDN 7876LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?CanadaCapitol Records DT 10189 / Capitol Records DT-10189LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?CanadaCapitol Records T10189 / Capitol Records T-10189LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?USCapitol Records DT 10189 / Capitol Records SP-10189LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?USCapitol Records T10189 / Capitol Records T-10189LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?UruguayCapitol Records T 10189LP, CompilationLP, Compilation

Tracklist

  1. A1Nihna Wal-Qamar Jiran
  2. A2Jar Al-Hawa
  3. A3Khitayy
  4. A4Min Khallak Tenshed Ya Bolbol
  5. A5Abdu Habib Ghandura
  6. A6Ya Hala Ya Hala
  7. B1متنا وعشنا في غرام بلادنا = Minta Wa 'Ishna
  8. B2طل القمر = Tal Al-Qamar
  9. B3منقوللك حاكينا = Min Quallak Hakina
  10. B4الدبكة اللبنانية = Al-Dabka

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of ليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut are there?

17 vinyl pressings of ليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1957 and 1974.

When was ليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in Lebanon, South Africa. One of them is Parlophone LPVDX 101.

How do I tell if my copy of ليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPVDX 101, LPVDXJ 101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XCVOX 10. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is ليالي بيروت = An Evening In Beirut 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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