Vinyl pressings
by Herbert von Karajan · 1977
Bolero was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SQ-1-37438 G1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⌂Runout side A complete
SQ-2-37438 G3 #303. MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⌂Runout side B complete
SQ-1-37438Matrix Side A on label
SQ-2-37438Matrix Side B on label
SQ-1-37438 G1 #2 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL [gripper ridges]Runout side A complete
SQ-2-37438 G3 #303.Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL [gripper ridges]Runout side B complete
SQ-1-37438Matrix Side A on label
SQ-2-37438Matrix Side B on label
Q2RA 9399-4-1-1-Side A runout stamped
Q2RA 9400-4Side B runout stamped
Q2RA.9399Side A label
Q2RA.9400Side A label
02953A-1-QA-side runout
02953B-1-QB-side runout
02953A-1-QA
02953B-1-QB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 065-02 953 Q / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 065-02 953 QFirst yearLP, Quadraphonic, Album | LP, Quadraphonic, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Angel Records AM-34755LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| 1977 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065-02953 Q / His Master's Voice 3C 065-02953 QFirst yearLP, Quadraphonic, Album | LP, Quadraphonic, Album |
| 1977 | Turkey | His Master's Voice 1C 065-02 953 Q / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 065-02 953 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3431 / His Master's Voice 063-02 953QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | US | Angel Records S-37438 / Angel Records SQ-37438First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1977 | US | Angel Records S-37438 / Angel Records SQ-37438First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Australia | His Master's Voice OASD-3431LP, Compilation, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02953LP, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02953LP, Repress, Quadraphonic | LP, Repress, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02953LP, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 102953 1LP | LP |
| 1978 | Israel | Angel Records ASD 3431LP, Quadraphonic, Album | LP, Quadraphonic, Album |
| 1978 | UK | His Master's Voice 063-02 953Q / His Master's Voice ASD 3431LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3431 / His Master's Voice 063-02 953QLP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | His Master's Voice 14C 063-02953 QLP, Quadraphonic, Album | LP, Quadraphonic, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | His Master's Voice 14C 063 - 02953 Q / His Master's Voice 14C 063-02953LP, Quadraphonic, Album | LP, Quadraphonic, Album |
| 1981 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-513 / Angel Records MFSL 1-513LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 1981 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-513LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSVdM 70886 / His Master's Voice LSVdM 70886LP | LP |
| 1982 | US | Angel Records S-37438 / Angel Records SQ-37438LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1986 | Germany | His Master's Voice 29 0856 1LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSVdM 70886 / His Master's Voice LSVdM 70886LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSVdM 70886 / His Master's Voice LSVdM 70886LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Angel Records 31C 067 02953QLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065-02953 QLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-80400LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
29 vinyl pressings of Bolero are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Angel Records S-37438.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-37438, ASD 3431, 1C 065-02 953 Q, 3C 065-02953 Q) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SQ-1-37438 G1 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⌂ and SQ-2-37438 G3 #303. MASTERED BY CAPITOL ⌂. 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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