Vinyl pressings
by Frédéric Chopin · 1937
Concerto No 1, In E Minor For Piano & Orchestra was first pressed on vinyl in 1937. 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 1937, 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.
1 2EA4725IIA□ CRunout side A
1 2EA4726IIA□ CRunout side B
1 2EA4727IA□ CRunout side C
3 2EA4728IA□ RRunout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | UK | His Master's Voice D.B.3201 / His Master's Voice D.B.3202First yearShellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| 1938 | US | Victor Red Seal M-418Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1939 | US | Victor Red Seal M 418 / Victor Red Seal M-418Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Canada | Victor DM 418Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1946 | UK | His Master's Voice D.B.8290 / His Master's Voice D.B.8291Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1946 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal DM 418Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1947 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal DM 418Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 1947 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal DM 418 / RCA Victor Red Seal 418Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Reissue |
| 1948 | UK | His Master's Voice D.B.3201 / His Master's Voice D.B.3202Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice No. 279 / His Master's Voice DB 3290Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set | Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album, Box Set |
10 vinyl pressings of Concerto No 1, In E Minor For Piano & Orchestra are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1937 and 1948.
The earliest pressings are from 1937, in UK. One of them is His Master's Voice D.B.3201.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D.B.3201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 2EA4725IIA□ C and 1 2EA4726IIA□ C. 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.
