Vinyl pressings
by Carl Orff · 1967
Catulli Carmina was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
XXSM117979-2DSide 1 Runout variant 1
XXSM117980-2BSide 2 Runout variant 1
XXSM117979-2C P 1 C1 oSide 1 Runout variant 2
XXSM117980-2A 1 P 11 oSide 2 Runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | UK | CBS BRG72611First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6417First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | UK | CBS S 61364 / CBS 61364LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBR 235242LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 7017LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 72611LP | LP |
| ? | Israel | CBS S 72611LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS S 72611 / CBS SBRG 72611LP | LP |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 7017LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Catulli Carmina are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 7017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 7017, ML 6417, BRG72611) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM117979-2D and XXSM117980-2B. 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.
