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Music Of The World's Great Composers

by Various Artists · 1959

35 pressings20 countriesBaroqueRomanticClassicalClassical

Music Of The World's Great Composers was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Music Of The World's Great Composers

21 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 11 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor RDMReader's Digest RDM
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

K8OP 4577/4578Record 1

K8OP 4575/4576Record 2

K8OP 4593/4594Record 3

K8OP 4573/4574Record 4

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US

1959
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor RDSReader's Digest RDS
Format
LP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

K8OY 4609/4610Record 1

K8OY 4607/4608Record 2

K8OY 4625/4626Record 3

K8OY 4605/4606Record 4

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US

1959
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RDSRCA RDS
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

I B2 K8 0Y4613 2SW-Side Runout

K8 0Y4614-7S A3 IX-Side Runout

K8OY-4613W-Side Label

K8OY-4614X-Side Label

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US

1959
Label and catalog number
Reader's Digest RDMRCA Victor RDM
Format
LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

K8OP-4577Label side A

K8OP-4578Label side B

K8OP-4575Label side C

K8OP-4576Label side D

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 35 vinyl pressings

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

1950s22 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959AustraliaRCA Victor / Reader's DigestFirst yearLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
1959BrazilSeleções Do Reader's Digest RDM / RCA RDMFirst yearBox Set, LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoBox Set, LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaRCA RDFS-1 / RCA RDFS-2First yearLP, Album, Box Set, CompilationLP, Album, Box Set, Compilation
1959CanadaRCA RDS / Reader's Digest RDSFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
1959CanadaRCA RDM / Reader's Digest RDMFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1959DenmarkRCA RDM - 1 / Reader's Digest RDM - 1First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1959FinlandRCA Victor / Reader's DigestFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1959FranceSélection Du Reader's Digest / RCAFirst yearLP, Mono, Compilation, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Compilation, Box Set · Mono
1959FranceSélection du reader's digest RDFMFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
1959FranceSélection du reader's digest RDFSFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1959NetherlandsReader's Digest / RCAFirst yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
1959NorwayRCA RDM - 1 / Reader's Digest RDM - 1First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1959PortugalRCA Victor RDS 1 / Reader's Digest RDS 1First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1959TaiwanLyou Fang AC-2001-2012Box Set, Unofficial Release, LP, Compilation, Stereo · UnofficialBox Set, Unofficial Release, LP, Compilation, Stereo · Unofficial
1959UKRCA K8OP-46 / Reader's Digest K8OP-46First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
All 22 pressings from the 1950s
1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960GermanyDas Beste Reader's DigestLP, Limited Edition, Box Set, Compilation · LimitedLP, Limited Edition, Box Set, Compilation · Limited
1960SpainRCA RDM 1 / 12 / Reader's Digest RDM 1 / 12LP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1960SwedenRCA / Reader's DigestLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
1960VenezuelaReader's Digest / RCALP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
1960VenezuelaReader's Digest / RCALP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono
1961ArgentinaReader's Digest RDM / RCALP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975FranceSélection Du Reader's Digest 951.SM.01/09 / RCALP, Compilation, Reissue, Box SetLP, Compilation, Reissue, Box Set
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyDas Beste Reader's Digest / RCALP, Compilation, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box SetLP, Compilation, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Box Set
?ItalySelezione Dal Reader's Digest / RCALP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?MexicoReader's Digest / RCALP, Compilation, Box SetLP, Compilation, Box Set
?New ZealandRCA Victor / Reader's DigestLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Compilation · Mono
?New ZealandRCA Victor / Reader's DigestLP, Stereo, Box Set, CompilationLP, Stereo, Box Set, Compilation
?UKReader's Digest / RCALP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono, Box Set · Mono

Tracklist

  1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F
  2. B1Water Music Suite18:19
  3. Symphony No. 94 In G
  4. Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K.550
  5. Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat, Op. 55
  6. Symphony No. 8 In B Minor
  7. Symphony No. 4 In A, Op. 90
  8. Symphony No. 3 In F, Op. 90
  9. Symphony In D Minor
  10. Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74
  11. Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat, Op. 97
  12. P3Mephisto Waltz10:07
  13. Les Sylphides
  14. Q2Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7 (Symphonic Poem)6:32
  15. Q3The Swan Of Tuonela (No. 3 Of 'Lemminkainen Legend', Op. 22)8:02
  16. Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1, Op. 46
  17. R2Carnival Overture, Op. 929:20
  18. S1Till Eulenspiegel's Mercy Pranks, Op. 28 (Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche) (Symphonic Poem)15:52
  19. S2Wiener Blut, Op. 354-Walzer (Vienna Blood - Waltz)7:11
  20. T1Tristan And Isolde: Prelude And Liebestod16:54
  21. The Rite Of Spring = Le Sacre Du Printemps
  22. V2Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun9:36
  23. W1The Roman Carnival: Overture (Le Carnaval Romain, Op.9)8:36
  24. W2La Forza Del Destino: Overture7:13
  25. W3Die Fledermaus: Du Und Du Op. 367-Walzer6:26
  26. X1Barber Of Seville: Overture6:52
  27. X2Carmen: Prelude To Act I2:02
  28. X3Russian Easter Overture, Op. 3614:22

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Music Of The World's Great Composers are there?

35 vinyl pressings of Music Of The World's Great Composers are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1959 and 1975.

When was Music Of The World's Great Composers first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA Victor RDM.

How do I tell if my copy of Music Of The World's Great Composers is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RDM, RDS, RDA01-A, K8OP-46) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K8OP 4577/4578 and K8OP 4575/4576. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Music Of The World's Great Composers 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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