Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1970
Magnificat / Te Deum was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
2YEA.3755Label - Side A
2YEA.3756Label - Side B
2YEA.3755 - 2 / M / 1Master Tape ID - Lacquer ID / Stamper / Mother
2YEA.3756 - 2 / R / 1Master Tape ID - Lacquer ID / Stamper / Mother
S1-36115-F1 #3 [IAM logo] JSide A
S2-36115-F1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2533 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2533First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Angel Records S-36615First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2533 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2533LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | World Record Club S/5250 / World Record Club S-5250LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2533 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2533LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-00852 / World Record Club S/5250LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | Angel Records S-36615LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 10C 037-001 991LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 037-01 991 / EMI Electrola 1C 037-01 991LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 063-01 991 / EMI Electrola 1C 063-01 991LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | EMI Electrola SFGLP 78 222LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 037-01 991 / His Master's Voice 1C 037-01 991LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice 7692591LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Magnificat / Te Deum are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 2533.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 2533, S-36615) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA.3755 and 2YEA.3756. 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.
