US
November 1957- Label and catalog number
- Angel Records 35538
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
2XEA -X-1113A side
2XEA -X-1114B side
Vinyl pressings
by Ernst von Dohnányi · 1957
Variations On A Nursery Tune/Piano Concerto No. 2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
2XEA -X-1113A side
2XEA -X-1114B side
2XEA 1113-2N GRunout Side A
2XEA 1114-2N A IRunout Side B
2XEA.1113Label Side A
2XEA.1114Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Angel Records 35538 / Angel Records ANG. 35538First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Angel Records 35538First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Angel Records 35538First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Angel Records S. 35538LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Angel Records ANG. 35538LP | LP |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35538 / Angel Records 35538LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35538LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35538LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35538 / Angel Records S. 35538LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35538LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35538LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 35538 / Angel Records 35538LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Variations On A Nursery Tune/Piano Concerto No. 2 are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1957 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Angel Records 35538, released November 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 35538) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XEA -X-1113 and 2XEA -X-1114. 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.