Vinyl pressings
by Alban Berg · 1967
Violin Concertos was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
AA 802 785 1Y 1 670 ℗ 1967 11Side A runout stamped
AA 802 785 2Y 1 670 ℗ 1967 11 16Side B runout stamped
802 785.1 YSide A label
802 785.2 YSide B label
AA 802 785 1Y 2 ℗ 1967 670 041 11 5Side A stamped
AA 802 785 2Y 1 670 ℗ 1967 11 17Side B stamped
802 785.1 YSide A label
802 785.2 YSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Netherlands | Philips 802 785 LYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Philips 802 785 LYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Philips 802 785 LYFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Philips PHS 900-194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SAL 3650LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Philips SAL.3650LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | South Korea | Philips 802 785 LYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Philips 802 785 LYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Philips 802 785 LYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Philips J 831 / Deutscher Schallplattenclub J 831LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 802 785 LY / Philips SAL 3650LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 802 785 LYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Violin Concertos are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Netherlands, US. One of them is Philips 802 785 LY.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 802 785 LY, PHS 900-194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 802 785 1Y 1 670 ℗ 1967 11 and AA 802 785 2Y 1 670 ℗ 1967 11 16. 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.
Wozzeck
1965 · 23 pressings
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, "A La Mémoire D'Un Ange" / Chamber Concerto For Violin / Piano And 13 Wind Instruments
1964 · 20 pressings
Kammerkonzert For Piano, Violin And 13 Wind Instruments / Symphonies For Wind Instruments
1965 · 17 pressings
Wozzeck
1967 · 16 pressings
Lyric Suite / Five Pieces, Opus 5 / Six Bagatelles, Opus 9
1961 · 14 pressings
Violin Concerto / Two Rhapsodies
1969 · 14 pressings
