US
1973- Label and catalog number
- Harmonia Mundi KHB 20350
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Georg Friedrich Händel · 1973
Feuerwerksmusik Concerto F-Dur was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Harmonia Mundi KHB 20350First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Argentina | Harmonia Mundi 20050 / BASF 20050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | World Record Club 1806RLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Japan | Harmonia Mundi ULS 3112 HLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1979 | US | Quintessence PMC-7116LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | EMI Eminence EMX 2122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | BASF 20 20350-6LP | LP |
| ? | France | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi HM 20350LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 20350LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Harmonia Mundi 20 20350-1 / BASF 20 20350-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Harmonia Mundi 20 20350-6 / BASF 20 20350-1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1C 065-99690 / EMI Electrola 1C 065-99690LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Harmonia Mundi BHM 19 20350-6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Feuerwerksmusik Concerto F-Dur are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US. One of them is Harmonia Mundi KHB 20350.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KHB 20350) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.