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Béla BartókConcerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite

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Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite

by Béla Bartók · 1961

19 pressings9 countriesModernClassical

Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 / Dance Suite

2 pressings came out in 1961, 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

1961
Label and catalog number
Epic LC 3772
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XXEM52338-1A Iside A runout stamped

XXEM52339-1A Iside B runout stamped

XEM 52338side A label

XEM 52339side 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 19 vinyl pressings

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

1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961FrancePhilips 835.070 LYFirst yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USEpic LC 3772First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971UKPhilips 6580 036LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972SpainPhilips 65 00 489LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982FrancePhilips 6851 130LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982NetherlandsPhilips 6527 140LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982SpainPhilips 68 51 130LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987PortugalPhilips 68 51 130LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FrancePhilips L 02.068 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?FrancePhilips 6580 036LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyPhilips 6580 036LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanPhilips SFL-7525 / Philips 835 070 AYLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?NetherlandsPhilips 835 070 AYLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?NetherlandsPhilips A 02068 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsPhilips 835 070 AYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?SwitzerlandEx Libris PH 6858 604LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKPhilips 835 070 AY / Philips SABL.213LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKPhilips SABL 213 / Philips 835 070 AYLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
?USPhilips PHS 900-233 / Philips PHS900-233LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Concerto For Orchestra
  2. Dance Suite

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite are there?

19 vinyl pressings of Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1961 and 1987.

When was Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, France. One of them is Epic LC 3772.

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

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LC 3772, 835.070 LY) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXEM52338-1A I and XXEM52339-1A I. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Concerto For Orchestra / Dance Suite 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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