Vinyl pressings
by Antonio Vivaldi · 1979
Flute & Recorder Concertos was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
Q2EA 6455-1 7Side A runout, variant 1
Q2EA 6456-1 3 1Side B runout, variant 1
Q2EA 6455-1 A 1Side A runout, variant 2
Q2EA 6456-1 O 1Side B runout, variant 2
03 418 A-1 QRunout side A
03 418 B-1 QRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 065-03 418 Q / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 065-03 418 QFirst yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 065-03 418 Q / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 065-03 418 QFirst yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | Israel | His Master's Voice ASD 3554First yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3554 / His Master's Voice oc 063-03 418QFirst yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | US | Seraphim S-60362First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 27 444LP | LP |
| 1981 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 27 444LP | LP |
| 1981 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 27 444LP | LP |
| 1982 | New Zealand | World Record Club WI 4387LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1110 3169LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1110 3169LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1110 3169LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | His Master's Voice EG 29 03031LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Angel Records AM-34727LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 10 3169-1 011LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 10 3169-1 011LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 29 0303 1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Flute & Recorder Concertos are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Germany, Israel. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 3554.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 3554, S-60362, 1C 065-03 418 Q) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Q2EA 6455-1 7 and Q2EA 6456-1 3 1. 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.
