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Béla BartókConcerto For Orchestra

Vinyl pressings

Concerto For Orchestra

by Béla Bartók · 1959

10 pressings4 countriesModernClassical

Concerto For Orchestra was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Concerto For Orchestra

2 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5471
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XXLP49344-2DSide A - Runout

XXLP49345-2BSide B - Runout

x"LP" 49344Side A - Label

x"LP" 49345Side B - Label

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1959
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks ML 5471
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

XXLP49344-2DSide A - Runout

XXLP49345-2BSide B - Runout

x"LP" 49344Side A - Label

x"LP" 49345Side B - Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5471First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959USColumbia Masterworks ML 5471First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5471LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USColumbia Masterworks MS 6140LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960USColumbia Masterworks MS 6140LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960USColumbia Masterworks ML 5471LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1961FrancePhilips C. 36LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, LimitedLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited
1967USColumbia Masterworks MS 6140LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ChileColumbia Masterworks MS 6140LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USColumbia Masterworks MS 6140LP, ReissueLP, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. Concerto For Orchestra

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Concerto For Orchestra are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Concerto For Orchestra are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1967.

When was Concerto For Orchestra first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5471.

How do I tell if my copy of Concerto For Orchestra is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5471) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXLP49344-2D and XXLP49345-2B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Concerto For Orchestra on vinyl worth?

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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