Vinyl pressings
by Francis Chapelet · 1970
The Compenius Organ At Frederiksborg was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
ORYX 1752 A-5G R 1Side A runout, variant 1
ORYX 1752 B-5G R 1Side B runout, variant 1
ORYX 1752A-5G A 1Side A runout, variant 2
ORYX 1752B-5G A 1Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | The Record Society S/6304 / The Record Society S-6304LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | ORYX ORYX 1752First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | The Record Society S/6304 / The Record Society S-6304LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | UK | Harmonia Mundi HM 579LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Harmonia Mundi HM 579 fbLP | LP |
| ? | France | Harmonia Mundi HMO 30.579LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Harmonia Mundi HM 579LP | LP |
| ? | UK | ORYX ORYX 1752LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Odyssey 32 16 0068LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Odyssey 32 16 0067LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of The Compenius Organ At Frederiksborg are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK. One of them is ORYX ORYX 1752.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ORYX 1752) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ORYX 1752 A-5G R 1 and ORYX 1752 B-5G R 1. 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.
