Vinyl pressings
by Janos Starker · 1954
Suites No. 1 In G Major & No. 4 In E Flat Major was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. 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 1954, the album's first year, in 2 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.
E3DP 7506 2 [unintelligible] B2 4V9 ["PB" in a block] SPL 582 ARunout side 1 variant 1
E3KP 7505- 1B A2 RRunout side 2 variant 1
E3-DP-7506-1 B1 SPL 582A 3E9 PBRunout side 1 variant 2
E3KP 7505-1B A1 RRunout side 2 variant 2
SPL 582 A E3QP-7505 2 B1 PB 4V9A side runout, stamped
SPL 582 B E3-QP-7506-1 B1 B2 PB 3☐CB side runout, stamped
E3QP-7505-1A side label matrix
E3QP-7506-1B side label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | UK | Nixa PLP 582 / Nixa PLP.582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1954 | US | Period Records SPL 582LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1954 | US | Period Records SPL 582First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UK | Saga XID 5167LP | LP |
| 1963 | UK | Saga STXID 5167 / Saga XID 5167LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Saga XID 5167LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Saga STXID 5167 / Saga XID 5167LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Saga XID 5167 / Saga XID XID 5167LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Saga XID 5167LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Saga XID 5167LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Period Records SPL 582LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Period Records SPL 582LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Suites No. 1 In G Major & No. 4 In E Flat Major are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1954 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, UK. One of them is Period Records SPL 582, released February 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPL 582, PLP 582) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E3DP 7506 2 [unintelligible] B2 4V9 ["PB" in a block] SPL 582 A and E3KP 7505- 1B A2 R. 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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