Giuseppe Verdi – La Traviata

About this record

Matrix 2530 956 and 2530 957 are the runout stampings on this Spanish-market Deutsche Grammophon La Traviata, and they are the first thing to read before anything else. Catalogue number 2707 103 is shared with a 1977 German pressing, so the 1978 Spanish edition sits second in the release history rather than as the original.

Four tracks, a Classical and Opera release, and the Bayerisches Staatsorchester under Carlos Kleiber with Ileana Cotrubas, Placido Domingo and Sherrill Milnes make up the content.

What drives its value

No price_guide figures were supplied for this pressing, so no grade-by-grade values can be quoted here. The market picture comes from the community data: 45 collectors have this copy in their collection and 13 want it, so the want-to-have ratio is at odds with a thin supply in the community's view.

Among the other_pressings, the 1977 German release under the same 2707 103 catalogue number is the reference point, and the 1978 Spanish issue is the later edition. For a buyer, the German original versus this Spanish reissue is the main value question, and the rating of 5 from 2 ratings is too small a sample to move price on its own.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm the pressing by reading the dead-wax matrix on each side: 2530 956 and 2530 957 are the stampings to match. Check that the catalogue number on the sleeve and label reads 2707 103 and that the label is Deutsche Grammophon.

The Spanish country attribution and the 1978 year should match the cover and label credits; a mismatch with the 1977 German edition signals a different pressing. Because the record has no barcode on the sleeve, rely on the matrix and catalogue number rather than a barcode scan.

Grade both sides separately, paying attention to the four tracks and whether any of the 2 sides shows the same wear pattern.

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