Vinyl pressings
by André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra · 1945
Kostelanetz Conducts... was first pressed on vinyl in 1945. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1945, 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.
XCO33896 A 1B 22 AC side stamped variant 1
XCO 33894 A 1D1- HD side stamped variant 1
XCO33897 B 1D 23 DE side stamped variant 1
XCO 33898 A 1D29 BF side stamped variant 1
XCO 33893A side label
XCO 33900B side label
XCO 33896C side label
XCO 33894D side label
XCO 33897E side label
XCO 33898F side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Canada | Columbia D135First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1945 | US | Columbia Masterworks m-574 / Columbia Masterworks M 574First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1945 | US | Columbia Masterworks MM 574First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4107LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1949 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4107LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL 786LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33SX 1040LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-7506-M7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 786LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4107LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Kostelanetz Conducts... are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1945 and 1949.
The earliest pressings are from 1945, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks m-574.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use m-574, MM 574, D135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XCO33896 A 1B 22 A and XCO 33894 A 1D1- H. 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.
