Italy
March 1955- Label and catalog number
- La Voce Del Padrone QALP 136
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
2XEA 4-8 N M6-134149Side A, runout, stamped
2XEA 3-3 N M6-133173Side B, runout, stamped
2XEA-4Side A, label
2XEA-3Side B, label
Vinyl pressings
by Jascha Heifetz · 1955
Concerto In E Minor was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1955, 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.
2XEA 4-8 N M6-134149Side A, runout, stamped
2XEA 3-3 N M6-133173Side B, runout, stamped
2XEA-4Side A, label
2XEA-3Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Seraphim 60162LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | BRL 120540LP | LP |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 136LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 136LP | LP |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 136LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 136LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP PM 30.257LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Dacapo 1C 053-01 365 MLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Seraphim 60162LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Concerto In E Minor are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1955 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in Italy. One of them is La Voce Del Padrone QALP 136, released March 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use QALP 136) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XEA 4-8 N M6-134149 and 2XEA 3-3 N M6-133173. 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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