Vinyl pressings
by Wiener Philharmoniker · 1960
All-Time Popular Favourites was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1960, 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-4813-2E I 1Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL-4814-1E BB ET 1Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL.4813Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.4814Matrix on label - side B
ZAL-4813-3WSide A: Stamped
ZAL-4814-2WSide B: Stamped
ARL-4813-2ARunout Side A
ARL-4814-2ARunout Side B
ARL.4813Label Side A
ARL.4814Label Side B
ZAL-4813-2E 21 H D7 SMSide A stamped
ZAL-4814-1E 1 USide B stamped
ZAL.4813Label Side A
ZAL.4814Label Side B
31 CA ARL-4813-2AMatrix on label - side A
31 CA ARL-4814-1AMatrix on label - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | India | Decca LXT 5594First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | London Records CM 9253First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | London Records CS 6192First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SXL 2239 / Decca SXL.2239First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SXL 2239 / Decca SXL.2239LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SXL 2239 / Decca SXL.2239First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | London Records STS 15045 / London Records STS.15045LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | London Records STS 15045LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | London Records STS 15045LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | London Records GT-9045LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | London Records STS 15045 / London Records STS.15045LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Japan | London Records K38C 70039LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | Japan | London Records K38C 70039LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | London Records LLC-5200-SLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | China | Asia ASC-52LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21016-BLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21 016-BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21 016 - B / Decca SXL 21016-BLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21 016-B / Decca SXL 21016-BLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 2239 / Decca SXL.2239LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of All-Time Popular Favourites are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1960 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, US, India. One of them is Decca SXL 2239, released October 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 2239, CM 9253, CS 6192, LXT 5594) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-4813-2E I 1 and ZAL-4814-1E BB ET 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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