UK
1959- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice 7P 215
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Brown labels
Vinyl pressings
by Fernando Germani · 1959
Toccata And Fugue In D Minor was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
7XEA 19465-1N A ET 1Side A - runout
7XEA 19466-1N P ET 1Side B - runout
7XEA19465Side A - label
7XEA19466Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 2157", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | His Master's Voice TH 9Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître SL-124Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7 BF 10027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7 BF 10027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 7 BF 10027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | His Master's Voice 7PG 107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 005-01071M7", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone RQ 30527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 005 01071 M7", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone RQ 30527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 2157", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice 7P 2157", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice C.3791Shellac, 12", 78 RPM | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Toccata And Fugue In D Minor are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK. One of them is His Master's Voice 7P 215.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7P 215) 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.