Vinyl pressings
by E. Power Biggs · 1971
E. Power Biggs Plays Bach In The Thomaskirche was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
MAL 30648-1EVariant 1 Run-out Stamp side A
MBL 30648-1EVariant 1 Run-out Stamp side B
MAL 30648-1FVariant 2 Run-out Stamp side A
MBL 30648-1FVariant 2 Run-out Stamp side B
MX164818Side A label
MX164819Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | CBS SBR 235453 / CBS SBR-235453First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | CBS SBR 475292 / CBS SBR-475292First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia Masterworks KM 30648First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | CBS CBS 76080LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 26 351LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label 8 26 351LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCL 1027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ETERNA 8 26 351LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AC 600LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 30648LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony FCCA 497LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of E. Power Biggs Plays Bach In The Thomaskirche are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia Masterworks KM 30648.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KM 30648, SBR 235453, SBR 475292) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL 30648-1E and MBL 30648-1E. 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.
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