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Carmina Burana

by Carl Orff · 1968

95 pressings19 countriesModernCantataChoralOrchestra

Carmina Burana was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 Carmina Burana

10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.

Germany

1968
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 139 362
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

139362=3 A 1 6 ℗ 1968 B8 SCH◇W B P [B P turned 90 degrees] 00Runout side A - machine stamped - variant 1

13.962 = 4 B [wrong matrix number, corrected by the number stamped below:] 139362 = 4 B 9 ℗ 1968 D9◇V B 0 [B 0 turned 90 degrees] 00Runout side B - machine stamped - variant 1

16 ℗ 1968 B8 SCH◇W B L 00 139362=3 ARunout side A - machine stamped - variant 2

9 ℗ 1968 D9 ◇V B L 00 139362 = 4 B 00 139362 = 4 BRunout side B - machine stamped - variant 2

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UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 139 362Deutsche Grammophon 139362
Format
LP, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

139 362=13S1 320 5 4Variant 1: Runout side A, stamped

139 362=10S2 320 1 5 6 1 3/20Variant 1: Runout side B, stamped [3/20 etched]

139 362=9 S 1 A/8 ℗ 1968 320 5 5 1 2 5 4Variant 2: Runout side A, stamped A/8 etched

139 362=9 S2 B/10 ℗ 1968 3 20 5 14 1Variant 2: Runout side B, stamped B/10 etched

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UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPMDeutsche Grammophon 139362
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

00 139362=3 A ℗1968 88 SCH<>WSide A runout, stamped, variant1

00 139362=7 S 2 ℗ 1968 7 E 72 <>21Side B runout, stamped, variant 1

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UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 139 362Deutsche Grammophon 139 362 203
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

139 362 = 12 S1 203Runout Side A, Stamped

A/14-2ᓪ1Runout Side A, Handwritten

139 362 = 10 S2 203Runout Side B, Stamped

B/14Runout Side B, Handwritten

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Argentina

1968
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 39 362
Format
LP, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

8 ℗ 1968 B8 SCH <> W 00 139362 =3 ARunout side A (stamped)

8 ℗ 1968 B8 SCHE <> K 00 139362 = 2 BRunout side B (stamped)

139362 A 39362 / (6355)Label A

139362 B 39362 / (6355)Label B

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Costa Rica

1968
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPMDeutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362
Format
LP, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

13 ℗ 1968 E72 ◇Z1 00 139362 = 6 S1Runout side A - machine stamped

139362 = 9 S21968 ℗ 1968Runout side B - machine stamped

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

All 95 vinyl pressings

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

1960s13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968ArgentinaDeutsche Grammophon 39 362First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968Costa RicaDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968FranceDeutsche Grammophon 139 362First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 6369LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1968GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968JapanDeutsche Grammophon SMG-2047 / Deutsche Grammophon SMG 2047First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968SpainDeutsche Grammophon 139 362First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968SpainDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 139 362First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968UKDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon 139362First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968UKDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 139362First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968UKDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 362 203First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1969GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1970s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971FranceDeutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1973GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1973GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1973NetherlandsDeutsche Grammophon 139362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1974GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1974GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1975South KoreaDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPMLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1976GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1976GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1977BrazilDeutsche Grammophon 1139 362LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
1977BrazilDeutsche Grammophon 1139 362LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1977GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1977SpainDeutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1978GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1978ItalyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
All 18 pressings from the 1970s
1980s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981YugoslaviaDeutsche Grammophon 2430010 / PGP RTB 2430010LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1982GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1985GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1985VenezuelaDeutsche Grammophon 139362 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 362‒10LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1986SpainDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon 1139 362LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987GermanyDeutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · LimitedLP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited
1988ItalyDeAgostini 424 301-1 / Deutsche Grammophon 424 301-1LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1995GermanyDeutsche Grammophon SPLM 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 362 SPLMLP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2007JapanDeutsche Grammophon UCJG-9010LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2013ItalyDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Reissue, Special Edition, StereoLP, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo
Year unknown53 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ArgentinaDeutsche Grammophon 39 362LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?ArgentinaDeutsche Grammophon 39 362 / Deutsche Grammophon 6355LPLP
?ArgentinaDeutsche Grammophon 63-135LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 92 142LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?AustriaDeutsche Grammophon 179527LP, Special Edition, StereoLP, Special Edition, Stereo
?CanadaDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?CanadaDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 362LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?EuropeDeutsche Grammophon 139 362 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 139 362LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
All 53 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. Carmina Burana
  2. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
  3. A1.aO Fortuna
  4. A1.bFortune Plango Vulnera
  5. I Primo Vere
  6. A2.aVeris Leta Facies
  7. A2.bOmnia Sol Temperat
  8. A2.cEcce Gratum
  9. Uf Dem Anger
  10. A2.dTanz
  11. A2.eFloret Silva Nobilis
  12. A2.fChramer, Gip Die Varwe Mir
  13. A2.gReie
  14. A2.hSwaz Hie Gat Umbe
  15. A2.iChume, Chum Geselle Min
  16. A2.jSwaz Hie Gat Umbe
  17. A2.kWere Diu Werlt Alle Min
  18. II In Taberna
  19. B1.aEstuans Interius
  20. B1.bOlim Lacus Colueram
  21. B1.cEgo Sum Abbas
  22. B1.dIn Taberna Quando Sumus
  23. III Cour D’amours
  24. B2.aAmor Volat Undique
  25. B2.bDies, Nox Et Omnia
  26. B2.cStetit Puella
  27. B2.dCirca Mea Pectora
  28. B2.eSi Puer Cum Puellula
  29. B2.fVeni, Veni, Venias
  30. B2.gIn Trutina Mentis Dubia
  31. B2.hTempus Est Iocundum
  32. B2.iDulcissime
  33. Blanziflor Et Helena
  34. B2.jAve Formosissima
  35. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
  36. B2.kO Fortuna

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Carmina Burana are there?

95 vinyl pressings of Carmina Burana are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1968 and 2013.

When was Carmina Burana first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Germany, UK, Argentina, Costa Rica and more. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 139 362.

How do I tell if my copy of Carmina Burana is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 139 362, 139 362 SLPM, 39 362, SMG-2047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 139362=3 A 1 6 ℗ 1968 B8 SCH◇W B P [B P turned 90 degrees] 00 and 13.962 = 4 B [wrong matrix number, corrected by the number stamped below:] 139362 = 4 B 9 ℗ 1968 D9◇V B 0 [B 0 turned 90 degrees] 00. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Carmina Burana 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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