UK
September 1955- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 33CX 1262-1264
- Format
- LP, Mono, Box Set
- Runout / matrix
XAX596Matrix on label, side 1
XAX597Matrix on label, side 2
XAX598Matrix on label, side 3
XAX599Matrix on label, side 4

Vinyl pressings
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1955
Così Fan Tutte was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
XAX596Matrix on label, side 1
XAX597Matrix on label, side 2
XAX598Matrix on label, side 3
XAX599Matrix on label, side 4
XAX 596-3NSide A runout
XAX 597-2NSide B runout
XAX 598-4NSide C runout
XAX 599-6NSide D runout
XAX-596-N5 [Anvil symbol]A side runout
XAX-597-N5 [Anvil symbol]B side runout
XAX-598-N3 [Anvil symbol]C side runout
XAX-599-N28 [Anvil symbol]D side runout
XAX 596-3NRunout side A
XAX 601-5NRunout side F
XAX 597-2NRunout side B
XAX 600-2NRunout side E
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Angel Records 3522 C / Angel Records ANG. 3522 CFirst yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Angel Records ANG. 35164-65-66First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Angel Records 3522 C /L / Angel Records 3522 CFirst yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1955 | Japan | Columbia XL 5114-5115-5116First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1262-1264First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1262 / Columbia 33CX 1263First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Angel Records 3522 C/LFirst yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1958 | France | Columbia FCX 484 - 486LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | World Record Club OE-54 / World Record Club OE-55LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 153-01748/50LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1976 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3 C 153-01748/50LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | His Master's Voice RLS 7709 / His Master's Voice 0C 157-01 748/50MLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 163-01748/50LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 147-01748/50 MLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Columbia WCX 1262/64 / Columbia 33 WCX 1262/64LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| ? | UK | World Record Club OC195/6/7 / World Sound OC195/6/7LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | World Record Club SOC 195/6/7LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | UK | World Record Club SOC195/6/7LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition |
18 vinyl pressings of Così Fan Tutte are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1955 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in UK, US, Japan. One of them is Columbia 33CX 1262-1264, released September 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33CX 1262-1264, 33CX 1262, 3522 C/L, 3522 C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX596 and XAX597. 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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