Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1970
The World Of Ballet was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZAL-9417-1W A JT 1Stamped runout side A
ZAL-9418-2W C JT 1Stamped runout side B
/ZAL.9417 P/Printed label side A
/ZAL.9418 P/Printed label side B
ZAL-9417-1W PStamped runout side A
ZAL-9418-2W PStamped runout side B
✝ZAL.9417 P✝Printed label side A
✝ZAL.9418 P✝Printed label side B
ZAL-9417-2Etched on runout side 1
ZAL-9418Etched on runout side 2
(ZAL.9417)Printed on label side 1
(ZAL.9418)Printed on label side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | London Records SPA 4001First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | London Records SPA 4001First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Decca SPA 55 / Decca SPA.55First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA 55 / Decca SPA.55First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA 55First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA 55First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | UK | Decca PA 55First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA 55 / Decca SPA.55First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Uruguay | London Records 72/55 / London Records 72-55LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | Turkey | Decca SPA.55 / Decca 865LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca SPA 55LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SPA.55 / Decca SPA 55LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Decca SPA 55 / Decca SPA.55LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SPA 55LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The World Of Ballet are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Decca SPA 55.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPA 55, PA 55, SPA 4001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-9417-1W A JT 1 and ZAL-9418-2W C JT 1. 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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