Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1959
The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra 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.
6 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
G1 ARL-1865-2AR CG S1.1 KTRunout side-A, stamped
51 ARL-4225-3D C1 C^ KTRunout side-B, stamped
ARL.1855Matrix, label side-A, inverted
ARL.4225Matrix, label side-B, inverted
ARL-1865-2D RRunout side-A, stamped
ARL-4225-1DRunout side-B, stamped
ARL.1865Matrix, label side-A, inverted
ARL.4225Matrix, label side-B, inverted
ARL-1865-2A R 21 SMRunout side A stamped
ARL-4225-3D BM 51Runout side B stamped
ARL.1865Label side A
ARL.4225Label side B
ARL-1865-2A RRunout side A stamped
ARL-4225-3DRunout side B stamped
ARL.1865Label side A
ARL.4225Label side B
ARL-1865-2A RSide 1 runout, stamped
ARL-4225-3DSide 2 runout, stamped
ARL.1865Side 1 label, inverted and parentheses
ARL.4225Side 2 label, inverted and parentheses
ARL.1865Label side A
ARL.4225Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 30 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.30First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 30 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.30First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 30 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.30First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 30 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.30First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 30 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.30First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 30 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.30First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 30 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.30LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Ace Of Clubs ACLA 30 / Decca ACLA 30LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | Decca ECS 2094 / Eclipse ECS 2094LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Richmond B 19040LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | Richmond B 19040LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 30 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.30LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Richmond B 19040LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Richmond B 19040LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
14 vinyl pressings of The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK. One of them is Ace Of Clubs ACL 30.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ACL 30) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G1 ARL-1865-2AR CG S1.1 KT and 51 ARL-4225-3D C1 C^ KT. 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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