Japan
1953- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks WL 5069
- Format
- LP, Mono · Blue Labels
- Runout / matrix
XLP 9104-2B 2A B-A-1Runout Stamped Side A
XLP 9105-1B 2A A-D-2Runout Stamped Side B
XLP 9104Label Side A
XLP 9105Label Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Edvard Grieg · 1953
Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1953, 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.
XLP 9104-2B 2A B-A-1Runout Stamped Side A
XLP 9105-1B 2A A-D-2Runout Stamped Side B
XLP 9104Label Side A
XLP 9105Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Japan | Columbia Masterworks WL 5069First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | France | Columbia FCX 322 / Columbia 33 FCX 322LP | LP |
| 1954 | France | Columbia 33 FCX 322LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | France | Columbia FCX 322 / Columbia 33 FCX 322LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Columbia 33 FCX 322LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | France | Columbia FCX 322 / Columbia 33 FCX 322LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | France | Columbia FCX 491 / Columbia 33 FCX 491LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4525LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 4525LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | Columbia 33 - QCX 322 / Columbia 33 QCX 322LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | Columbia QXC 322LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Columbia FCX 30096LP | LP |
| 1960 | Italy | Columbia 33QXC 322LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Columbia FCX 30.096 / Columbia FCX 30096LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 30072LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Regal REG 1059LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | His Master's Voice XLP 30072LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Odyssey 32 16 0141LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Angel Records AB-8049LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | His Master's Voice HLM 7046 / His Master's Voice HLM. 7046LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 061-00770LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-06306 / World Record Club R 06306LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Replay Master Digital RMD 1013LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | His Master's Voice HLM 7046 / His Master's Voice 0C 047 ○ 00770 MLP, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Angel Records TOJE-7422LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Regal REG 1059LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Regal REG 1059 / Regal REG-1059LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Columbia 33 OCX 7518LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Regal REG 1059LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4525LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4525LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 4525LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Columbia 33FCX 30096LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX PM 30.096LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia 33FCX 30096LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX 322 / Columbia 33 FCX 322LP | LP |
| ? | France | Columbia 33 FCX 322LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX.PM 30096 / Columbia FCX PM 30096LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX 322 / Columbia 33 FCX 322LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Dacapo 1C 047-00 770 / Electrola 1C 047-00 770LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
66 vinyl pressings of Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1953 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in Japan. One of them is Columbia Masterworks WL 5069.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WL 5069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP 9104-2B 2A B-A-1 and XLP 9105-1B 2A A-D-2. 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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