Vinyl pressings
by Georg Friedrich Händel · 1973
Konzerte Für Orgel & Orchester 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.
2 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
REC1-SIDE 1 HF29050 A-1 -11-1 G.K.PR DRunout etched side 1
REC1-SIDE 2 HF29050 B-1 G.K. PRRunout etched side 2
REC2-SIDE 3 HF29050 C-1 -11-1 G.K. D PRRunout etched side 3
REC2-SIDE 4 HF29050 D-1 G.K. PRRunout etched side 4
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 | Germany | Harmonia Mundi KHF-29050First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | BASF 23 29050-6 / Harmonia Mundi 23 29050-6First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 584LP | LP |
| 1976 | Spain | Harmonia Mundi 94 53692 / BASF N/DLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi ULS-3117~8-HLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Parnass 62 131LP | LP |
| ? | France | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi HM 2.902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Parnass 62430LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | BASF 29 29050-6 / Harmonia Mundi 29 29050-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Parnass 62 131LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | BASF 29 29050-6 / Harmonia Mundi 29 29050-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Konzerte Für Orgel & Orchester are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, UK. One of them is Harmonia Mundi KHF-29050.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KHF-29050, 23 29050-6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, REC1-SIDE 1 HF29050 A-1 -11-1 G.K.PR D and REC1-SIDE 2 HF29050 B-1 G.K. PR. 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.
