Vinyl pressings
by Georg Friedrich Händel · 1969
Music For The Royal Fireworks was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
2YEA.3772-4G G 1Side A runout
2YEA.3773-1G R 1Side B runout
2YEA.3772Side A label
2YEA.3773Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASDM 2485 / EMI ASDM.2485First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2485 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 ◦ 01982First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Angel Records S-36604First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Angel Records S-36604 / Angel Records S. 36604LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2485 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 ◦ 01982LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records S-36604LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Angel Red Line RL 32062 / Angel Records RL 32062LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Angel Red Line RL 32062 / Angel Records RL 32062LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | His Master's Voice 037 7 69264 1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD-2485LP | LP |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 063-01962 / Pathé Marconi EMI C 063-01962LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 037-01 962 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 037-01 962LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 063-01 962 / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1 C 063-01 962LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 037-1019621LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S 36604LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Music For The Royal Fireworks are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, New Zealand. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 2485, released September 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 2485, S-36604, ASDM 2485) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA.3772-4G G 1 and 2YEA.3773-1G R 1. 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.
