Vinyl pressings
by Edvard Grieg · 1971
Piano Concerto In A Minor • Peer Gynt Suite 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.
5 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.
SCFP 160 A - 1 GVariant 1 - Side 1 runout stamped
SCFP 160 B - 2 GVariant 1 - Side 2 runout stamped
SCFP 160 A 3 HR 3Variant 2 - Side 1 runout stamped
SCFP 160 B 3 HGVariant 2 - Side 2 runout stamped
SCFP 160 A - 2 CDΛ 1Runout side A, CDΛ 1 tilted - variant 1
SCFP 160 B - 2 G CRL 2Runout side B, CRL 2 tilted - variant 1
SCFP 160 A -2 .LL 1Runout side A - variant 2
SCFP 160 B -2G GDP 1Runout side 2 - variant 2
SCFP 160 A 2/B 2
SCFP160-A
SCFP160-B
SCFP 160 A-1Gside A (printed)
SCFP 160 B-2Gside B (printed)
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 | His Master's Voice FC-103First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Australia | His Master's Voice FC.103 / His Master's Voice FC-103First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | South Africa | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 027-05 679 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 027-05 679LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Emidisc 1C 047-50 570LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 1A 027 1056791LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A021-58044LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Classics For Pleasure CFP 160LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Piano Concerto In A Minor • Peer Gynt Suite are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Australia, South Africa. One of them is Classics For Pleasure CFP 160.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CFP 160, FC-103, FC.103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SCFP 160 A - 1 G and SCFP 160 B - 2 G. 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.
Music For Peer Gynt
1957 · 73 pressings
Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra
1953 · 66 pressings
Peer Gynt (Incidental Music To Ibsen's Play)
1958 · 57 pressings
Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Lyric Suite
1967 · 56 pressings
Piano Concerto / Scherzo / Symphonic Variations
1960 · 44 pressings
Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 16 / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43
1958 · 41 pressings
