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Janos StarkerSonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8

Vinyl pressings

Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8

by Janos Starker 路 1950

12 pressings4 countriesModernClassical

Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8 was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8

3 pressings came out in 1950, 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.

US

1950
Label and catalog number
Period Records SPL 510Period Records SPLP 510
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

E4-QP-4687-1 VlV SPL 510 ASide A deadwax, stamped: "Q" may be an "O;" "VlV" is upside down, last may be an "A"; larger serif font used beginning "SLP. . ."

E4-QP-4688-1 VlB SPL 510 BSide B deadwax, stamped: "Q" may be an "O;" first "V" is upside down; larger serif font used beginning "SLP. . ."

"E" next to "J" above "__", the whole forming an irregular box similar to "[ ]"Both sides, deadwax: The "E" is curved, the "J" is elongated, with a short upper arm on inside only, and a long lower arm extending under the "E", the "__" has a small upward leg under the "E" -- sees images

SPL 510-ASide A label

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US

1950
Label and catalog number
Period Records SPL 510Period Records SPLP 510
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

SPLP 510 A 1I

SPL 510 B 1I

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US

1950
Label and catalog number
Period Records SPL 510
Format
LP 路 split version
Runout / matrix

SPLP 510A I饾枿SPLP Etched 510A Stamped

SPLP 510B I饾枿SPLP Etched 510B Stamped

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1950USPeriod Records SPL 510 / Period Records SPLP 510First yearLP, Mono 路 MonoLP, Mono 路 Mono
1950USPeriod Records SPL 510 / Period Records SPLP 510First yearLP, Mono 路 MonoLP, Mono 路 Mono
1950USPeriod Records SPL 510First yearLPLP
1954FrancePacific L.D.P. F 29 / Pacific LDP-F 29LPLP
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2022South KoreaSoundTree, Inc. STCL 1013 / Period Records SPLP-510LP, Album, RemasteredLP, Album, Remastered
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceOrph茅e 50.061-StdLP, Mono 路 MonoLP, Mono 路 Mono
?UKNixa SPLP 510LP, Mono 路 MonoLP, Mono 路 Mono
?UKNixa PLP 510 / Nixa SPLP.510LP, Mono 路 MonoLP, Mono 路 Mono
?USPeriod Records SPL 510 / Period Records SPLP 510LPLP
?USPeriod Records SPL 510LPLP
?USPeriod Records SPL 510 / Period Records SPLP 510LP, Mono 路 MonoLP, Mono 路 Mono
?USPeriod Records SPL 510LPLP

Tracklist

  1. Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus.8

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8 are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8 are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1950 and 2022.

When was Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1950, in US. One of them is Period Records SPL 510.

How do I tell if my copy of Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPL 510) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E4-QP-4687-1 VlV SPL 510 A and E4-QP-4688-1 VlB SPL 510 B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sonata For Unaccompanied Cello Opus 8 on vinyl worth?

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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