UK
1959- Label and catalog number
- Philips GBL 5512
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
AA03019 1L 1//420Side 1
AA03019 2L 1//420Side 2
Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1959
Concertos Brandebourgeois Nos 4, 5 Et 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.
1 pressing came out in 1959, 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.
AA03019 1L 1//420Side 1
AA03019 2L 1//420Side 2
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 | UK | Philips GBL 5512First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | Philips G 03.019 LLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Philips 838 610 VYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Argentina | Philips 835046 yLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Fontana 700.034 WGYLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Contour 6885.006 / Contour 6885 006LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Fontana 700.034 WGY / Fontana 700 034LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Fontana 700034 / Fontana 700.034 WGYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Fontana 700.034 WGYLP | LP |
| ? | France | Contour 6885.005 / Contour 6885 005LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 610 810VLLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips G 03019 LLP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 894 015 ZKYLP | LP |
| ? | US | Epic LC 3605LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Concertos Brandebourgeois Nos 4, 5 Et 6 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK. One of them is Philips GBL 5512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GBL 5512) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA03019 1L 1//420 and AA03019 2L 1//420. 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.