Vinyl pressings
by Gabriel Fauré · 1975
Requiem was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
Q2LA 9154 - 1 GR 3Runout stamped side A ("GR" and "3" tilted)
Q2LA 9155 - 1 AR 2Runout stamped side B ("AR" and "2" tilted)
Q2LA.9154Label - Side A, in parentheses
Q2LA.9155Label - Side B, in parentheses
02 568 A-1Runout, stamped, side A
02 568 B-1Runout, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | His Master's Voice Q4 OASD 3065First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 059-02568First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 065-02568First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 065-02 568 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 065-02 568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 065-02 568 / EMI Electrola 1C 065-02 568First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Israel | Angel Records ASDQ 3065 / Angel Records 0C 063 ○ 02568QFirst yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice 1552EFirst yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records S-37077First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | His Master's Voice Q4 ASD 3065 / His Master's Voice Q4ASD. 3065First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | US | Angel Records S-37077LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 059-02568 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 059-02.568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | His Master's Voice SXLP 1025681LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 059-02568 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 059-02.568LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | His Master's Voice ASDQ 3065LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Israel | His Master's Voice ASDQ 3065 / His Master's Voice 0C 063 º 02568QLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-55052LP | LP |
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASDQ 3065LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
17 vinyl pressings of Requiem are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, France, Germany and more. One of them is His Master's Voice Q4 ASD 3065, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Q4 ASD 3065, S-37077, 2C 059-02568, 2C 065-02568) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Q2LA 9154 - 1 GR 3 and Q2LA 9155 - 1 AR 2. 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.
