Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1965
Concertos Brandebourgeois was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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.
716A side label
717B side label
718C side label
719D side label
SA 716 STSide A
SA 717 STSide B
SA 718 STSide C
SA 719 STSide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | France | Le Club Français Du Disque 358 / 359 / Le Club Français Du Disque 358First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Mono · Mono | LP, Deluxe Edition, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | Le Club Français Du Disque CFD 358 CFD 359First yearLP | LP |
| 1965 | France | Le Club Français Du Disque CFD 358 / 359First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Stereo | LP, Deluxe Edition, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Nonesuch HB-73006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Nonesuch HB-3006LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Nonesuch HB-73006LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Nonesuch HB-73006LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Columbia RE-1530-1-MULP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Columbia OW-7503~4-MULP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Nonesuch HB-73006LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Musidisc M16010LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc RC 16010LP | LP |
| ? | France | Musidisc RC 16 010 / Musidisc 30 RC 16010LP | LP |
| ? | US | Nonesuch HB-73006LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Concertos Brandebourgeois are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1965 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in France. One of them is Le Club Français Du Disque 358 / 359.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 358 / 359, CFD 358 CFD 359, CFD 358 / 359) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 716 and 717. 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.
