UK
1957- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 33CX 1462Columbia 33CX 1463
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1957
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.
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.
XAX 1037-1N
XAX 1036-1N
XAX 1035-2N
XAX 1038-1N
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1462 / Columbia 33CX 1463First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Angel Records 3555 B/LFirst yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1958 | France | Columbia FCX 700/1LP, Mono, Box Set, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set, Album · Mono |
| 1959 | UK & Ireland | Columbia 33CX 1462 / Columbia 33CX 1463LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Angel Records S 3555 B/LLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | Columbia SAXS 2427 / Columbia SAX 2428-9LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Single Sided, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia SAXS 2427/8LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo, Box Set, Album · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo, Box Set, Album · Test pressing |
| 1961 | Australia | World Record Club STE-262 / World Record Club STE-263LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1961 | Australia | World Record Club TE-262 / World Record Club TE-263LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | New Zealand | World Record Club TZ 154 / World Record Club TZ 155LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1963 | Australia | World Record Club STE-262 / World Record Club STE-263LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set · Club edition |
| 1963 | Australia | World Record Club TE-262 / World Record Club TE-263LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | Germany | Columbia STC 80 861LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice RLS 692 / His Master's Voice HQM 1050-1LP, Mono, Box Set, Album, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set, Album, Reissue · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 773 / His Master's Voice HQS 1050-1LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 167-01541/2LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | Angel Records S 3555 B/LLP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-06404 / World Record Club R-06405LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Columbia SAFX 700/702LP, Single Sided, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album | LP, Single Sided, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Box Set, Album |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 153-01 541/42 / EMI Electrola 1C 153-01 541/42LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 153-01 541 / EMI Electrola 1C 153-01 542LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Deutscher Schallplattenclub J 087LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft 6613LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Switzerland | Columbia SMC 980 861 / Columbia STC 980861LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Switzerland | Columbia SMC 980 861 / Columbia 980 861LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 773LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33CX1462/3LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 5153 / His Master's Voice 0C 157-01 541/2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records SBL-3555 / Angel Album 3555 B/LLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
29 vinyl pressings of Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1957 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK, US. One of them is Columbia 33CX 1462.
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.
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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