UK
1968- Label and catalog number
- Decca LXT 6354
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Clifford Curzon · 1968
Piano Concertos A Major, K488 & C Minor, K491 was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ZAL-8258-1W C U JT 1Runout stamp side A
ZAL-8259-3W JT 1Runout stamp side B
ZAL-8258-IWRunout stamp side A
ZAL-8259-IWRunout stamp side B
ZAL-8258-1WRunout stamp side A
ZAL-8259-3WRunout stamp side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Decca SXL 6354 / Decca SXLA-6354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Decca SXL 6354 / Decca SXL.6354LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Decca LXT 6354First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Decca SXL 6354 / Decca SXL.6354First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Decca SXL 6354 / Decca SXL.6354First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Classical Library 1500 K15C-8086LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | London Records 417 278-1LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Decca 417 278-1LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | London Records 417 278-1LP, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1986 | UK | Decca 6.43398 / Decca 417 278-1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca SAD 22029LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Decca SXL 6354LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6354 / Decca SXL.6354LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6354 / Decca SXL.6354LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6354 / Decca SXL.6354LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | US | London Records CS 6580LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records CS 6580LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Piano Concertos A Major, K488 & C Minor, K491 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Australia. One of them is Decca LXT 6354.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 6354, SXL 6354) 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.
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.