Vinyl pressings
by Isaac Stern · 1979
Violin Concerto was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MAL 35146-IISide A runout variant 1
MBL 35146-1ABSide B runout variant 1
MAL-35146-1G IT o C4Runout side A complete variant 2
MBL 35146-1D IT o B4Runout side B complete variant 2
MAL 35146-1G PSide A runout
MBL 35146-1E PSide B runout
AL 35146Side A label matrix
BL 35146Side B label matrix
MX 188006 SBR235973-1Side A runout
MX 188007 SBR235973-2Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | CBS Masterworks SBR 235973First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS Masterworks 313486 / CBS Masterworks 76836LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | Israel | CBS Masterworks 76836First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AC 1592First yearLP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Columbia Masterworks 313486LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35146First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35146LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Columbia Masterworks M 35146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | CBS Masterworks 76836 / CBS 76836LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | India | CBS CBS 10062 / CBS Masterworks CBS 10062LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony FCCA 472LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony FCCA 543LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Violin Concerto are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Israel, Japan. One of them is Columbia Masterworks M 35146.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 35146, SBR 235973, 76836, 20AC 1592) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL 35146-II and MBL 35146-1AB. 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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