Germany
1976- Label and catalog number
- Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
2530 646 = 2 S 1 3 20 1ʌSide A Runout
2530 646 S 2 3 20 1 MSide B Runout
Vinyl pressings
by Franz Schubert · 1976
Forellenquintett was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
2530 646 = 2 S 1 3 20 1ʌSide A Runout
2530 646 S 2 3 20 1 MSide B Runout
2530 646 = 3 S 1 A/3 320 3 5 2Runout stamped side A (A/3 hand-etched) (5 2 tilted 180º)
2530 646 S2 B/2 3 20 1 5 · 9 5Runout stamped side B (B/2 hand-etched) (5 · 9 5 tilted 180º)
2530 646 = 2 S1 3 20Stamped on Side A
2530 646 S2 3 20Stamped on Side B
2530 646 AOn label Side A
2530 646 BOn label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | USSR | Мелодия 33С10—09179-80LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Korea | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646 / Sung Eum Limited SEL-200 287LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия С10-09179 / Мелодия С10-09179-80LP | LP |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия С10-09179 / Мелодия С10 09179 009LP | LP |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С10 09179 009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646 / Deutsche Grammophon 486 3848LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2024 | Europe | Deutsche Grammophon 486 5607LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Deutsche Grammophon 479 8119LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 334LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С10—09179-80LP | LP |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 10—09179-80(a)LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С10 09179 009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Forellenquintett are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Germany, UK, France, Spain. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 2530 646.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2530 646) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2530 646 = 2 S 1 3 20 1ʌ and 2530 646 S 2 3 20 1 M. 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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