Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenades Volume 7, Serenade No.7 In D Major, K.250 "Haffner"

About this record

Only 5 collectors want this London pressing while 44 already own one, so the want/have signal is lopsided toward holders rather than hunters. The copy is a US Treasury Series reissue on the yellow label with black font and black circle around the label edge, issued by London Records Inc. between October 1978 and June 1982.

Recorded in March 1972 at the Sofiensaal in Vienna, the 1978 date sits far from that session, which matters when sorting it against earlier copies.

What drives its value

The price guide sets a Mint copy at 14.18 USD, Near Mint at 12.69, VG+ at 9.70, VG at 6.72, G+ at 3.73, G at 2.24, Fair at 1.49 and Poor at 0.75, so the spread runs from 14.18 at the top down to 0.75 at the bottom and condition is the dominant driver. The lowest current listing is 3.04 USD, with 7 copies for sale, which places live supply close to the lower grades.

Community data shows 44 have and 5 want, a market where owners are plentiful and few buyers are searching. The record's position within the wider Serenades Volume 7 release set matters too, since the Treasury Series and this Made In USA label variant are what distinguish it from other pressings listed by the guide.

Expect the price to track grade closely rather than rarity, because the demand signal is thin.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm this exact pressing by reading the label first: yellow label, black font, black circle around the edge, large side number and the line reading London Records Inc. Made In USA, with catalogue number STS 15414 printed on the label. The release notes place it in the Treasury Series with a US labelography code of US-Y-S-4, which narrows it against other London pressings.

No matrix or runout string or pressing plant code is held for this record, so do not rely on a dead-wax stamp to authenticate it; instead compare the label typography and the 1978 to 1982 release window against your copy. Grade the disc by playing it on a clean stylus and checking both sides for playback wear, then grade the sleeve separately.

The guide's Near Mint and Mint tiers should be reserved for copies that match the label details exactly and show no audible wear.

Further reading: grading a record, how to sell vinyl.