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Victoria De Los AngelesFaust — Highlights

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Faust — Highlights

by Victoria De Los Angeles · 1959

29 pressings10 countriesRomanticOperaClassical

Faust — Highlights 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 Faust — Highlights

3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records G7235
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

-GX-1-7235-D2Side 1 runout, stamped

GX2-7235-D2 #2Side 2 runout, stamped

G-X-1-7235Side 1 label

G-X-2-7235Side 2 label

Full details of this pressing

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records SG7235
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

-SGX-1-7235-D5" {] 8Side A runout

-SGX2-7235-D4 {] 8Side B runout

SG-X-1-7235Side A label

SG-X-2-7235Side B 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 29 vinyl pressings

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

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959UKHis Master's Voice ALP 1837 / His Master's Voice ALP.1837First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959USCapitol Records G7235First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USCapitol Records SG7235First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961New ZealandHis Master's Voice MALP.1837 / His Master's Voice MALP 1837LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1961UKHis Master's Voice ALP 1837 / His Master's Voice ALP.1837LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
1961UKHis Master's Voice ASD 412 / His Master's Voice ASD.412LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962CanadaAngel Records 35827 / Angel Records S. 35827LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USAngel Records 35827LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USAngel Records S. 35827 / Angel Records 35827LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1964UKHis Master's Voice ASD 412 / His Master's Voice ASD.412LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1969UKHis Master's Voice ASD 412 / His Master's Voice ASD.412LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975NetherlandsHis Master's Voice 5C 051-00 189LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2C 059-43184LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaHis Master's Voice OASD 7520LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaAngel Records S 35827 / Angel Records 35827LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaAngel Records 35827 / Angel Records S. 35827LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceLa Voix De Son Maître CVT 3566LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyHis Master's Voice 1C 037-03 077 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 037-03 077LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyElectrola SME 80 888 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn SME 80 888LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?JapanAngel Records ASC 5056LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?NetherlandsHis Master's Voice SXLPH 1512LPLP
?NetherlandsHis Master's Voice CLPH 103LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsHis Master's Voice 5C 051-00 189 / His Master's Voice 5C 051-00189LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?South AfricaHis Master's Voice JALP 13 / His Master's Voice JALP.13LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKHis Master's Voice ASD 412 / His Master's Voice ASD.412LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKHis Master's Voice ALP 1837 / His Master's Voice ALP. 1837LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USAngel Records S 35827 / Angel Records 35827LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USAngel Records S 35827LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 16 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. Faust - Highlights

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Faust — Highlights are there?

29 vinyl pressings of Faust — Highlights are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1959 and 1982.

When was Faust — Highlights first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK. One of them is Capitol Records G7235.

How do I tell if my copy of Faust — Highlights is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G7235, SG7235, ALP 1837) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -GX-1-7235-D2 and GX2-7235-D2 #2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Faust — Highlights 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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