Vinyl pressings
by Choralschola Kloster Einsiedeln · 1973
Gregorianischer Choral - Benediktinerkloster… was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
2533 131 = 4 S1 1DRunout Side A, stamped
2533 131 S2=4 320 [sideways R] 1Runout Side B, stamped
2533 131 = 4 S1 320 B N 1Runout side A, Variant 1
2533 131 = 2 S2 320 1 B NRunout side B, Variant 1
2533 131 = 4 S1 320 BBA side runout stamped
2533 131 =2 S2 320 1 BLB side runout stamped
2533 131 = 4 S1 320 1D GRunout side A - variant 1
2533 131 S2= 4 320 1KRunout side B - variant 1
2533 131 = 4 S1 320 1H ADRunout side A - variant 2
2533 131 S2= 4 320 1A AGRunout side A - variant 2
2533 131 S1 ℗ 1973 320 AEA-Side Runout Stamped
2533 131 S2 ℗ 1973 320 AFB-Side Runout Stamped
2533 131 S1Side A
2533 131 S2Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Archiv Produktion 2533 131First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Archiv Produktion 2533 131First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Germany | Archiv Produktion 2533 131First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Germany | Archiv Produktion 2533 131First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Spain | Archiv Produktion 2533 131First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Archiv Produktion 63 234LP, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Japan | Archiv Produktion 2533 131 / Archiv Produktion MA 5046LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Archiv Produktion 2533 131 / Archive Production 2533 131LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Archiv Produktion SFGLP 78 315LP, Club Edition, Special Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Special Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Archiv Produktion 2533 131LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Archiv Produktion 2533 131LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Archiv Produktion 2533 131LP | LP |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris XL 177 513LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Gregorianischer Choral - Benediktinerkloster… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, France, Spain. One of them is Archiv Produktion 2533 131.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2533 131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2533 131 = 4 S1 1D and 2533 131 S2=4 320 [sideways R] 1. 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.
