Vinyl pressings
by Camille Saint-Saëns · 1964
Concerto #3 / Poeme was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
S1-36005-B14Side A runout, variant 1
S2-36005-A5Side B runout, variant 1
S1-36005-A9 [IAM] &Side A runout, variant 2
S2-36005-A9 [IAM] &Side B runout, variant 2
1-36005-H3Runout etched side A
2-36005-H1 #2Runout etched side B
1-36005Label, side A
2-36005Label, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Angel Records S 36005 / Angel Records 36005First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Angel Records S 36005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Angel Records 36005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Angel Records S 36005 / Angel Records S. 36005LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Angel Records S 36005 / Angel Records 36005LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records S 36005LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия С10-18079-80LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Angel Records RL-32056LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Columbia CCA 1029LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Columbia CCA 1029LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Columbia CCA 1029LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Columbia CCA 1029LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX 1029LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Seraphim EAC-30154LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Angel Records RL-32056LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Concerto #3 / Poeme are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada. One of them is Angel Records S 36005, released August 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 36005, 36005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S1-36005-B14 and S2-36005-A5. 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.
