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Carmen by Georges Bizet, album cover

First-year pressing

Carmen 1973 Germany Pressing (2709 043)

Carmen by Georges Bizet

Artist
Georges Bizet - Marilyn Horne, James McCracken, Leonard Bernstein, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra And Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Title
Carmen
Label
  • Deutsche Grammophon 2709 043
Country
Germany
Released
1973
Format
Box Set, LP, Stereo · 3 records

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • 2563 222 S 1Side A label
  • 2563 222 S 2Side B label
  • 2563 223 S 3Side C label
  • 2563 223 S 4Side D label
  • 2563 224 S 5Side E label
  • 2563 224 S 6Side F label
  • 2530 323 S 1 ℗ 1973 320 3 LSide A runout, stamped variant 1
  • 2530 323 = 2 S 2 ℗ 1973 320 7 A FSide B runout, stamped variant 1
  • 2530 324 = 2 S 3 ℗ 1973 320 8 1 A ASide C runout, stamped variant 1
  • 2530 324 S 4 ℗ 1973 320 4 A ISide D runout, stamped variant 1
  • 2530 325 = 2 S 5 ℗ 1973 320 7 USide E runout, stamped variant 1
  • 2530 325 = 2 S 6 ℗ 1973 320 C VSide F runout, stamped variant 1
  • 2530 323 S 1 ℗ 1973 320 3 USide A runout, stamped variant 2
  • 2530 323 = 2 S 2 ℗ 1973 320 7 PSide B runout, stamped variant 2
  • 2530 323 S 3 ℗ 1973 3 X WSide C runout, stamped variant 2
  • 2530 324 = 2 S 4 ℗ 1973 320 1 ADFSide D runout, stamped variant 2 [the "ADF" is rotated 90˚ & the "D" is X'd out]
All 20 pressings of Carmen