Vinyl pressings
by Jascha Heifetz · 1955
Violin Concerto 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.
8 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year, in 3 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.
F2 RP 2557 - 3S A1Runout side A variant 1
F2 RP 2558 - 6S 1ARunout side B variant 1
F2 RP2557-6S I C1Runout side A variant 2
F2 RP2558-14S I A1Runout side B variant 2
F2 RP2556-22S H ASide A runout stamped
F2 RPs558-32S H ASide B runout stamped
F2RP-2557Side A label
F2RP-2558Side B label
F2 RP2557-27S B1 RSide 1
F3 RP2558-31S C1 RSide 2
F2 RP2557-30S A1Side 1 Runout, Variant 1
F2 RP2558-35S B2Side 2 Runout, Variant 1
F2 RP2557-29S I C2Side 1 Runout, Variant 2
F2 RP2558-29S I B1Side 2 Runout, Variant 2
F2 RP2557--7SSide 1 runouts
F2 RP2558-10SSide 2 runouts
F2RP-2557Side 1 label
F2RP-2558Side 2 label
F2 RP2557-10SSide A runout
F2 RP2558-10SSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1903First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1903First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | Germany | RCA Red Seal LM-1903First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1903First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1903LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1903First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1334 / His Master's Voice ALP.1334LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LM-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1903LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1903LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1903LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1958 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | RCA Red Seal RB.16117LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | RCA 600 299LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | RCA 630.299 A / RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2382LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | Spain | RCA Victor LM-1903LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1903LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1903LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Red Seal LSC-1903LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL1-4909LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1979 | US | RCA Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | RCA Red Seal ATL1-4200 / Red Seal Digital ATL1-4200LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | RCA Red Seal ARP1-4445LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | RCA Red Seal RCL-5502 / RCA RCL-5502LP, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Europe | RCA Gold Seal GL84909LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / Classic Records LSC-1903LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 2003 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / Classic Records LSC-1903LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Analogue Productions AAPC 1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US | Analogue Productions APC 1903-45 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Red Seal L16114LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1903LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1903LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1903LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA Victor Red Seal FRL 1 7226LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | RCA A 630 299LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA Victor Red Seal FRL 1 7226LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | RCA Victor Red Seal FRL 1 7226LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 1903LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH LSC 1903LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Red Seal LM-1903-A / RCA LM-1903LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903 / TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH LSC 1903LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-1903LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Red Seal LM-1903 / RCA LM-1903LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Hungary | Hungaroton SLPXL 31489 / RCA Red Seal SLPXL 31489LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
66 vinyl pressings of Violin Concerto are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1955 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1903, released August 19, 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-1903) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F2 RP 2557 - 3S A1 and F2 RP 2558 - 6S 1A. 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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