Poland
1959- Label and catalog number
- Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0060
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Black Labels
- Runout / matrix
M3XW 119-15On A-Side
XW 120-8 MOn B-Side
XW-119Label A
M-3 XW-120Label B
Vinyl pressings
by Frédéric Chopin · 1959
Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 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.
M3XW 119-15On A-Side
XW 120-8 MOn B-Side
XW-119Label A
M-3 XW-120Label B
XW 119 2 M-U.On A-Side
XW 3 120 M-G.On B-Side
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 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0060First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Romania | Electrecord ECE 099 / Electrecord ECE – 099LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Ricordi SXAP 4101LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club R-02119LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-02119LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Spain | Zafiro ZTV - 40LP | LP |
| 1978 | Spain | Zafiro ZTV - 40LP | LP |
| 1979 | Germany | Telefunken 6.41310 AH / Telefunken 6.41310LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Telefunken BT 409-B / Telefunken F-102LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken J-403 / Telefunken SBT 409-BLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken NT 199LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken BT 409-B / Telefunken F-102LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken NT 199LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken J-403 / Telefunken SBT 409-BLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0060LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0060LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0060LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0060LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0060 / Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0060LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0060LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 0060LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Warszawa XEPN 0118LP | LP |
34 vinyl pressings of Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Poland. One of them is Polskie Nagrania Muza XL 0060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XL 0060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M3XW 119-15 and XW 120-8 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.