UK
1959- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice ALP 1756
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
2XEA 1775-1N H34Side A
2XEA 1776-1N H12Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1959
Brandenburgische Konzerte Nr. 4-6 was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
2XEA 1775-1N H34Side A
2XEA 1776-1N H12Side B
2XEA 1775-1NRunout: Side 3
2XEA 1776-1NRunout: Side 4
M6 20751 2XEA 1775-INRunout side A
M6 202750 2XEA 1776-INRunout side B
2 XEA 1775Label side A
2 XEA 1776Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 30221 / La Voix De Son Maître FALP 30.221First yearLP | LP |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1756First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1756First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Denmark | His Master's Voice ALP 1756LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Israel | His Master's Voice ALP 1756LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 30.512LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 10C 037-000.173LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | His Master's Voice ED 29 0375 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C037-00 173 / His Master's Voice 1C 037-00 173LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | His Master's Voice 29 0375 1LP | LP |
| 1987 | Germany | His Master's Voice 037 7 69258 1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Brandenburgische Konzerte Nr. 4-6 are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, France. One of them is His Master's Voice ALP 1756.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALP 1756, FALP 30221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XEA 1775-1N H34 and 2XEA 1776-1N H12. 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.