US
October 1961- Label and catalog number
- Westminster XWN 18954Westminster XWN-18954
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
AW 2542Side 1 label
AW 2543Side 2 label
Vinyl pressings
by Hermann Scherchen · 1961
Conducts Trumpet Concerti was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
AW 2542Side 1 label
AW 2543Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Westminster WST-14135First yearLP | LP |
| 1961 | US | Westminster XWN 18954 / Westminster XWN-18954First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Heliodor 479 044LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Gloria 1 C 045-91 170LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Westminster XWN-18954 / Copacabana WMPL-12108LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Heliodor 429 044LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Rifi Westminster WSR - LP 61 008LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Westminster PWS 715LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Westminster PWN 256LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Westminster PWS 715LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Conducts Trumpet Concerti are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1961 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Westminster XWN 18954, released October 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XWN 18954, WST-14135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AW 2542 and AW 2543. 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.