France
1975- Label and catalog number
- Disques Festival FLD 550Disques Cellier Hi-Fi 003
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
MPO FLD 550 A2 DTVRunout side A
MPO FLD 550 B2 DTVRunout side B

Vinyl pressings
by Gheorghe Zamfir · 1975
Improvisations Flûte De Pan Et Orgue 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.
2 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
MPO FLD 550 A2 DTVRunout side A
MPO FLD 550 B2 DTVRunout 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 | France | Disques Festival FLD 550 / Disques Cellier Hi-Fi 003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA Red Seal SRA-3013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Unknown | Platinum 24057 / Platinum PLP 56LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Pandora 27 045-4 / Sonocord 27 045-4LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | Pandora 27 045-4 / Sonocord 27 045-4LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Italy | Ducale FD 332 / Disques Cellier FD 332LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Bleu Rivage JO 606LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Vanstory VS 3634LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | RCA KYL1-0550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Mercury 420 042-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips 9120 308LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Accord RC-1102LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Gamma GS-224LP | LP |
| ? | Canada | Accord JO 606LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Sefel Records JO 606LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Disques Festival FLD 550 / Disques Cellier FLD 550LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Disques Festival FLD 550 / Disques Cellier Hi-Fi 003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Disques Festival FLD 550LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of Improvisations Flûte De Pan Et Orgue are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in France, Japan. One of them is Disques Festival FLD 550.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLD 550, SRA-3013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO FLD 550 A2 DTV and MPO FLD 550 B2 DTV. 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.

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