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Claude DebussyLa Mer · Tänze für Harfe / Bacchus Et Ariane

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La Mer · Tänze für Harfe / Bacchus Et Ariane

by Claude Debussy · 1960

25 pressings7 countriesModernRomanticClassical

La Mer · Tänze für Harfe 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 La Mer · Tänze für Harfe

3 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Germany

January 1960
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 138 073 SLPMDeutsche Grammophon SLPM 138073
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

1 I3 W0 - S E 138073-2 A Made in GermanyRunout stamped side A ("E" tilted 90º)

1 L3 -K P 138073-4 B Made in GermanyRunout stamped side B ("P" tilted 90º)

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France

1960
Label and catalog number
Deutsche Grammophon 618 594
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

18 594 AMatrix - A Side

18 594 BMatrix - B Side

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 25 vinyl pressings

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

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960FranceDeutsche Grammophon 618 594First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960GermanyDeutsche Grammophon LPM 18 594First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138 073 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138073First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1961GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138 073 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138073LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 138 073 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 138073LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2538 080LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1978FranceDeutsche Grammophon 2535 325LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1978FranceDeutsche Grammophon 2538 010LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1978FranceDeutsche Grammophon 2538 010LPLP
1978GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2535 325LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1978GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2538 010LP, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1978UKDeutsche Grammophon 2535 325LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1978UK & USDeutsche Grammophon 2535 325--10 / Deutsche Grammophon 2535 325LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaDeutsche Grammophon DGS 712040LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceDeutsche Grammophon 135 048LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 2538 080LPLP
?GermanyDeutsche Grammophon 18 594LP, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing
?NetherlandsDeutsche Grammophon 2544 046LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?NetherlandsDeutsche Grammophon 135 048LPLP
?NetherlandsDeutsche Grammophon 135 048LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKDeutsche Grammophon 2538 080LPLP
?USDeutsche Grammophon DGM 12040LP, Promo · PromoLP, Promo · Promo
?USHeliodor HS 25090LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USDeutsche Grammophon DGM 12040LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USDeutsche Grammophon DGS 712040LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. La Mer (Trois Esquisses Symphoniques)
  2. B1Bacchus Et Ariane Op. 43 (2. Suite)18:32
  3. B2Tänze Für Harfe (Danse Sacrée · Danse Profane)9:40

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of La Mer · Tänze für Harfe are there?

25 vinyl pressings of La Mer · Tänze für Harfe are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1960 and 1978.

When was La Mer · Tänze für Harfe first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Germany, France. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 138 073 SLPM, released January 1960.

How do I tell if my copy of La Mer · Tänze für Harfe is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 138 073 SLPM, LPM 18 594, 618 594) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 I3 W0 - S E 138073-2 A Made in Germany and 1 L3 -K P 138073-4 B Made in Germany. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is La Mer · Tänze für Harfe 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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