Czechoslovakia
1963- Label and catalog number
- Supraphon SUA 10389
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
VM 2189Center Label A
VM 2190Center Label B
Vinyl pressings
by Ars Rediviva Ensemble · 1963
Chamber Music By The Bach Family was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, 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.
VM 2189Center Label A
VM 2190Center Label B
E 119/E A
E 120/E A
VM 2189Center Label A
VM 2190Center Label B
VM 2190-1Runout (stamped) side A
VM 2189-1Runout (stamped) side B
VM 2189Center Label B
VM 2190Center Label A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10389First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50389First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10389First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Supraphon SUA 10389First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10389LP, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 10389LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Parliament PLPS 619 / Parliament PLP 619LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10389LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SV 8060LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Supraphon SUA 10389 / Supraphon 10 389LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Supraphon SUA ST 50036LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Chamber Music By The Bach Family are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Czechoslovakia, UK. One of them is Supraphon SUA 10389.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUA 10389, SUA ST 50389) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VM 2189 and VM 2190. 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.