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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartDie Entführung Aus Dem Serail

Vinyl pressings

Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1957

29 pressings8 countriesOperaClassicalClassical

Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail

2 pressings came out in 1957, 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

February 1957
Label and catalog number
Angel Records 3555 B/L
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

XAX 1037-1N

XAX 1036-1N

XAX 1035-2N

XAX 1038-1N

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.

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1957UKColumbia 33CX 1462 / Columbia 33CX 1463First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1957USAngel Records 3555 B/LFirst yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1958FranceColumbia FCX 700/1LP, Mono, Box Set, Album · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Album · Mono
1959UK & IrelandColumbia 33CX 1462 / Columbia 33CX 1463LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USAngel Records S 3555 B/LLP, Stereo, Box Set, AlbumLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album
1960s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961UKColumbia SAXS 2427 / Columbia SAX 2428-9LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
1961UKColumbia SAXS 2427/8LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo, Box Set, Album · Test pressingLP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo, Box Set, Album · Test pressing
1961AustraliaWorld Record Club STE-262 / World Record Club STE-263LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1961AustraliaWorld Record Club TE-262 / World Record Club TE-263LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1962New ZealandWorld Record Club TZ 154 / World Record Club TZ 155LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1963AustraliaWorld Record Club STE-262 / World Record Club STE-263LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition
1963AustraliaWorld Record Club TE-262 / World Record Club TE-263LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition
1965GermanyColumbia STC 80 861LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966UKHis Master's Voice RLS 692 / His Master's Voice HQM 1050-1LP, Mono, Box Set, Album, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Album, Reissue · Mono
1966UKHis Master's Voice SLS 773 / His Master's Voice HQS 1050-1LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, ReissueLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2C 167-01541/2LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, ReissueLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue
1979USAngel Records S 3555 B/LLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, ReissueLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980AustraliaWorld Record Club R-06404 / World Record Club R-06405LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceColumbia SAFX 700/702LP, Single Sided, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Box Set, AlbumLP, Single Sided, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album
?GermanyHis Master's Voice 1C 153-01 541/42 / EMI Electrola 1C 153-01 541/42LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?GermanyHis Master's Voice 1C 153-01 541 / EMI Electrola 1C 153-01 542LP, Box SetLP, Box Set
?GermanyDeutscher Schallplattenclub J 087LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyDeutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft 6613LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?SwitzerlandColumbia SMC 980 861 / Columbia STC 980861LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?SwitzerlandColumbia SMC 980 861 / Columbia 980 861LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?UKHis Master's Voice SLS 773LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKColumbia 33CX1462/3LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?UKHis Master's Voice SLS 5153 / His Master's Voice 0C 157-01 541/2LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USAngel Records SBL-3555 / Angel Album 3555 B/LLP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set

Tracklist

  1. Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail = The Abduction From The Seraglio

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail are there?

29 vinyl pressings of Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1957 and 1980.

When was Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK, US. One of them is Columbia 33CX 1462.

How do I tell if my copy of Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33CX 1462, 3555 B/L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail 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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