Vinyl pressings
by Carmen Cavallaro · 1956
Autumn Concerto was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 3 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.
45 100559 1A side matrix code - runout (stamped)
45 89878 11B side matrix code - runout (stamped)
(100559)A side matrix code - label
(89878)*B side matrix code - label
45-100559Side A Label
45-89878Side B Label
45 100559 5Side A stamped
45 89878 6Side B stamped
45-100559Side A label
45-89878◈Side B label
45-100559Side A label
45-89878Side B label
45-100559-1CSide A runout
45-89878-1CSide B runout
100559Side A label
89878Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Decca 9-30076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Decca 9-30076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Decca 9-30076First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Decca 9-30076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick 45-05609First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick 45-05609First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Festival Records FS-1213Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Omega 9.61.0837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Brunswick 12 0787", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Decca 9-300767", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Autumn Concerto are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Decca 9-30076.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-30076, 45-05609) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 100559 1 and 45 89878 11. 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.
