Vinyl pressings
by Claude Bolling · 1980
Concerto For Classic Guitar And Jazz Piano was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 6 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.
DS-1-37327 F4 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KP #4 [Tulip]37216 MO#2A etched, ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ, [tulip] stamped, var. 1
DS-2-37327 F3 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KP [Tulip]37216 MO#4 #1B etched, ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ, [tulip] stamped, var. 1
DS-1-37327 F3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP "Tulip"37216 #8Side A, var. 2
DS-2-37327 F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP #1 "Tulip"37216Side B, var. 2
DS-1-37327 GT-8Side 1, etched, Variation 1
DS-2-37327 F3Side 2, etched, Variation 1
37216 MO#4̶2 #6 DS-1-37327 F2 MO#2Side 1, etched, Variation 2
37216 #2 MO#2 DS-2-37327 F3Side 2, etched, Variation 2
DS-37327Both Labels
DS-37327Labels, Both Sides
DS1 37327Matrix - Side 1
DS2 37327Matrix - Side 2
37216 DS-1-37327 G5Runout - Side 1
37216 DS-2-37327 F2 MO#2Runout - Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | EMI EMD 5535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | EMI EMD 5535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1 C 065-86 099 TFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Angel Records EAC-90014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Angel Records EAC-90014First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Angel Records SAND 9106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | EMI EMD 5535 / EMI 0C 063 - 86 122TFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | EMI EMD 5535 / EMI 0C 063 - 86 122TFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Angel Records DS-37327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Angel Records DS-37327LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Angel Records DS-37327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Angel Records PRO-9693First yearLP, Album, Promo, Sampler, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Sampler, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Angel Records SPRO-9363First yearLP, Album, Promo, Sampler, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Sampler, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Angel Records Digital DS-37327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 10C 067-086 122 TLP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Concerto For Classic Guitar And Jazz Piano are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Angel Records Digital DS-37327, released April 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-37327, PRO-9693, SPRO-9363, EMD 5535) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-1-37327 F4 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KP #4 [Tulip]37216 MO#2 and DS-2-37327 F3 ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ KP [Tulip]37216 MO#4 #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.
