UK
1966- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice SAN 162
- Format
- LP, Stereo · Gold label

Vinyl pressings
by Carl Orff · 1966
Carmina Burana, Cantiones Profanae was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2YEA-X-1129Matrix side A
2YEA-X-1130Matrix side B
2YEA-X-1129-B4 2 [IAM logo in triangle]Runout side A stamped variant 1
2YEA-X-1130-B4 [IAM logo in triangle]Runout side B stamped variant 1
2XEA-2877-G6 IAMSide 1 Runout, Var. 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Unknown | Regal LRZTX 132First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | His Master's Voice SAN 162 / Angel Records SAN 162First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Angel Records 36333 / Angel Records S. 36333First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Angel Records 36333 / Angel Records ANG. 36333First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | La Voix De Son Maître SAN 162First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Electrola SMA 91 478 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn SAN 162First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice SAN 162First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | His Master's Voice AN 162 / His Master's Voice AN. 162First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Angel Records 36333First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Angel Records S 36333 / Angel Records 36333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice SAN 162LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice AN 162 / His Master's Voice AN. 162LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Angel Records 36333 / Angel Records S. 36333LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Angel Records 36333LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Angel Records 36333 / Angel Records S. 36333LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-00053 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069 - 00.053LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | His Master's Voice SAN 162LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Sweden | His Master's Voice 7 C 053-00053LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Greece | His Master's Voice 14C063-00053 / His Master's Voice 14C 063-00053LP | LP |
| 1979 | Greece | His Master's Voice 14C 063-00053 / His Master's Voice 063-00053LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053-00053LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | EMI 3C 053-00053 / EMI 3C 065-00053LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Denmark | His Master's Voice 1546421LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | His Master's Voice ESD 7177 / His Master's Voice oc 037 - 00 053LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 037 1000531LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 053 1000531LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 53 1000531LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | EMI Eminence AE-34484LP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | His Master's Voice 29 1354 1LP | LP |
| 1987 | Germany | His Master's Voice 037 29 1354 1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
50 vinyl pressings of Carmina Burana, Cantiones Profanae are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1966 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is His Master's Voice SAN 162.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SAN 162, AN 162, LRZTX 132, S 36333) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.