Vinyl pressings
by Arthur Rubinstein · 1942
Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra,… was first pressed on vinyl in 1942. 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 1942, the album's first year, in 3 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.
11-8209A 073207-1D2A1B 2 1A side runout
11-8210A 073208 1A1B 1 1B side runout
11-8211A 073209 B2A2 2BC side runout
11-8211B 073210 A1D side runout
2A073207 11-8209ASide A stamped
2A073208Side B stamped
2A073209Side C stamped
2A073210◇Side D stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | UK | His Master's Voice D.B. 6234 / His Master's Voice D.B. 6235First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1942 | Canada | Victor DM 900First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1942 | US | Victor Red Seal DM 900 / Victor Red Seal DM-900First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1943 | US | Victor Red Seal DM 900Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1943 | US | Victor Red Seal M 900Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1946 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal DM 900Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1947 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal DM 900Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1947 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal DM 900Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1948 | UK | His Master's Voice D.B.9004 / His Master's Voice D.B.9005Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Victor Red Seal DM 900Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra,… are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1942 and 1948.
The earliest pressings are from 1942, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Victor Red Seal DM 900, released July 1942.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DM 900, D.B. 6234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11-8209A 073207-1D2A1B 2 1 and 11-8210A 073208 1A1B 1 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.
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