France
1965- Label and catalog number
- Critère SCRD 5192
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Carl Stamitz · 1965
4 Quartets For Winds & Strings was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1965, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | France | Critère SCRD 5192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | France | Critère CRD 192LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Nonesuch H7-1125 / Nonesuch H7 1125LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Nonesuch H-71125LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch H-71125LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch H-1125LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Nonesuch H-71125LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Columbia RE-1501-MULP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS S 75.551LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 RC 758LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Christophorus SCGLP 75 895LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of 4 Quartets For Winds & Strings are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1965 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in France. One of them is Critère SCRD 5192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCRD 5192) 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.