Vinyl pressings
by Camille Saint-Saëns · 1958
Cello Concertos was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, the album's first year. 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.
XAX 1314-1N R 1Runout Side A complete (stamped)
XAX 1315-1N A 1Runout Side B complete (stamped)
XAX.1314Side A on label (matrix)
XAX.1315Side A on label (matrix)
XAX 1314-1N R 1Side A runout
XAX 1315-1N A 1Side B runout
XAX.1314Side A label matrix
XAX.1315Side B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Angel Records 35598 ANG. 35598First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Angel Records 35598First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Angel Records 35598 / Angel Records ANG. 35598First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1579LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Angel Records S. 35598 / Angel Records 35598LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Seraphim S-60266LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Angel Records ANG. 35598LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX 30.323LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records AA-7568LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | World Record Club sT 529LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | UK | World Record Club T 529LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35598LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35598LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35598 / Angel Records STEREO 35598LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35598LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35598LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Angel Records UAL 12344LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Cello Concertos are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Angel Records 35598, released June 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 35598, 35598 ANG. 35598) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX 1314-1N R 1 and XAX 1315-1N A 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.
