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Chœur Des Moines De L'Abbaye Saint-Pierre De SolesmesGregorian Chants - Good Friday

Vinyl pressings

Gregorian Chants - Good Friday

by Chœur Des Moines De L'Abbaye Saint-Pierre De Solesmes · 1960

18 pressings7 countriesMedievalPlainchantChoralReligious

Gregorian Chants - Good Friday was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 Gregorian Chants - Good Friday

2 pressings came out in 1960, 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.

All 18 vinyl pressings

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

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USLondon Records 5598First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USLondon Records OS 25229First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1961FranceDisques Decca 173.903LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965GermanyDecca SAWD 9916-ALP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966FranceDisques Decca 173.903LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970FranceDecca 7512 A / Decca 7.512 ALP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1973SpainDecca SXL 20524LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1974AustraliaThe Record Society S/6555 / World Record Club S/6555LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1974New ZealandThe Record Society 6575D / World Record Club 6575DLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1974AustraliaThe Record Society S/6555 / The Record Society S-6555LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1977AustraliaThe Record Society R-01983 / The Record Society S/6555LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceDecca 340.030LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceDecca 7512 ALP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceFestival Classique FC 526LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?France & BeneluxDecca SXL 20 506LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyAristocrate DC 27511LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USLondon Records OS 25229LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USLondon Records 5598LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. Introit
  2. A1Chanting Of The Passion according to St. John
  3. B1Adoration Of The Cross
  4. B2Reproaches
  5. B3Antiphon: "Crucem Tuam"
  6. B4Hymn: "Pange Lingua Gloriosi Praelium Certaminis" (Strophes 1, 2 And Doxology)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Gregorian Chants - Good Friday are there?

18 vinyl pressings of Gregorian Chants - Good Friday are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1977.

When was Gregorian Chants - Good Friday first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is London Records 5598.

How do I tell if my copy of Gregorian Chants - Good Friday is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5598, OS 25229) 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.

How much is Gregorian Chants - Good Friday 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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