Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe Torelli · 1958
Italienische Meister Des 18. Jahrhunderts was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
MMS-2080 PT 1 XPARTX-35625 M6-182687Runout side A
MMS-2080 PT 2 XPARTX-35626 M6-182688Runout side B
X Partx 35.625Label side A
X Partx 35.626Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | France | Guilde Internationale Du Disque MMS 2080First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | Concert Hall CM 2080LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | Music Parade Cetra LEC 38LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-2080LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-2080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Fonit LPU. 005 / Fonit U.S.A. LPU. 005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-2080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Cetra LPU 005 / Fonit U.S.A. LPU. 005LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Sweden | Concert Hall CHS-2080 / Concert Hall M-2080LP | LP |
| ? | Switzerland | Musical Masterpiece Society MMS-2080LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Italienische Meister Des 18. Jahrhunderts are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in France. One of them is Guilde Internationale Du Disque MMS 2080.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MMS 2080) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MMS-2080 PT 1 XPARTX-35625 M6-182687 and MMS-2080 PT 2 XPARTX-35626 M6-182688. 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.
