US
1951- Label and catalog number
- EMS Recordings EMS401
- Format
- LP · Red
Vinyl pressings
by Edgard Varèse · 1951
Complete Works Of Edgard Varèse, Volume 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1951. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1951, the album's first year. 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.
EMS 401-ASide A - Etched
EMS 401-BSide B - Etched
(REB in circle)Side A & B - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | US | EMS Recordings EMS401First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1951 | US | EMS Recordings EMS401LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1951 | US | EMS Recordings EMS401First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1951 | US | EMS Recordings EMS401First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1951 | US | EMS Recordings EMS401First yearLP | LP |
| 1951 | US | EMS Recordings EMS401First yearLP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1957 | France | BAM LD 024LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | US | Finnadar Records SR 9018LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Doxy DOZ417 / Doxy DOZ417 LPLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | modern silence OI004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | EMS Recordings EMS 401 / EMS Recordings EMS-401LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | US | EMS Recordings Inc. EMS401LP | LP |
12 vinyl pressings of Complete Works Of Edgard Varèse, Volume 1 are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1951 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1951, in US. One of them is EMS Recordings EMS401.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMS401) 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.

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