Vinyl pressings
by David Munrow · 1975
The Art Of The Recorder was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
2YEA.5315Matrix side A, in parentheses
2YEA.5316Matrix side B, in parentheses
2YEA.5317Matrix side C, in parentheses
2YEA.5318Matrix side D, in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1 C 187-05 865/66 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 187-05 865/66First yearLP, Box Set, Compilation | LP, Box Set, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | His Master's Voice SLS 5022 / His Master's Voice 0C 161 ○ 05865-6First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-03082 / World Record Club R-03083LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-03082 / World Record Club R-03083LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-03082 / World Record Club R-03083LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Angel Records SB-3861LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-03082 / World Record Club R-03083LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-03082 / World Record Club R-03083LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-03082 / World Record Club R-03083LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1981 | Australia | World Record Club R-03082 / World Record Club R-03083LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1982 | Australia | World Record Club R-03082 / World Record Club R-03083LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
11 vinyl pressings of The Art Of The Recorder are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Germany. One of them is His Master's Voice SLS 5022, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLS 5022, 1 C 187-05 865/66) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA.5315 and 2YEA.5316. 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.
