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Le Nozze Di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Le Nozze Di Figaro

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1955

41 pressings11 countriesClassicalOperaClassical

Le Nozze Di Figaro 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Le Nozze Di Figaro

1 pressing came out in 1955, the album's first year. 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.

UK

October 1955
Label and catalog number
Decca LXT 5088-9-90-1
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set · Auto-coupled
Runout / matrix

ARL 2728-2B M N 1Side A runout

ARL 2729-2B U N 1Side B runout

ARL 2730-3B I N 1Side C runout

CA ARL 2731-1B I N 3 1Side D runout

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 41 vinyl pressings

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

1950s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955UKDecca LXT 5088-9-90-1First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1956GermanyDecca LXT 5088LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956USLondon Records XLL.1309LP, Box SetLP, Box Set
1959FranceDecca 115.225/27LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKDecca SXL 2087-8-9-90LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959UKDecca SXL 2087-8-9-90LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
1959UKDecca LXT 5088 / Decca LXT 5089LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono
1959UKDecca SXL 2087-8-9-90LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1959USLondon Records OSA 1402 / London Records OS 25022 / OS 25023 / OS 25024 / OS 25025LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
1959USLondon Records A 4407LP, Mono, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono
1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960PhilippinesDecca LXT 5088 / Decca LXT 5089LP, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Box Set, Mono · Mono
1960UKDecca LXT 5088-5091LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1967JapanLondon Records SLX4-102LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
1968USSRМелодия Д-023411-18LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1968USSRМелодия Д 023411-18LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971UKAce Of Diamonds GOS 585/7LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
1975JapanLondon Records SLC 6111LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USSRМелодия 33 Д 023411-18LP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Repress, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1987South KoreaDecca SD RD 644(417 315-1)LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1994GermanyDecca SXL 2087-8-9-90 / Decca SXL 2087-90LP, Reissue, Box SetLP, Reissue, Box Set
Year unknown21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaDecca LXTA 5088'91 / Decca LXTA-5088/91LP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
?EuropeDecca 417 315-1LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?EuropeDecca 417 315-1, 417 316-1, 417 317-1, 417 318-1LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyDecca SKA 25 021-D/1-4LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyDECCA SXL 2087/90-BLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyDecca SKA 25 021-D/1-4LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyDecca LXT 5088/91LP, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Box Set, Mono · Mono
?GermanyDecca SKA 25021-D/1-4LP, Stereo, Box Set, ReissueLP, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue
?GermanyDecca 6.35113 / Decca SKA 25021-D/1-4LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyDecca SXL 2087/90LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyDecca SXL 2087/90LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
?GermanyDecca LXT 5088/91LP, Box Set, Mono · MonoLP, Box Set, Mono · Mono
?JapanLondon Records SLA 7533~5 / London Records SLA 7533/5LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?NetherlandsDecca SDAX 195024/6LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?USLondon Records 417 316-1LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
All 21 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. Le Nozze Di Figaro

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Le Nozze Di Figaro are there?

41 vinyl pressings of Le Nozze Di Figaro are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1955 and 1994.

When was Le Nozze Di Figaro first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in UK. One of them is Decca LXT 5088-9-90-1, released October 1955.

How do I tell if my copy of Le Nozze Di Figaro is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5088-9-90-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL 2728-2B M N 1 and ARL 2729-2B U N 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Le Nozze Di Figaro 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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