UK
1965- Label and catalog number
- Decca MET 288-91
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1965
Matthäus-Passion 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.
4 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
ZAL-6583-5WSide A runout, variant 1
ZAL-6584-3WSide B runout, variant 1
ZAL-6585-5WSide C runout, variant 1
ZAL-6586-5WSide D runout, variant 1
Manufactured in Germany K - ZAL - 6583 - I XSide 1, stamped
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 | Germany | Decca SAWD 9937/40-AFirst yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1965 | Spain | Decca SET 288/291First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1965 | UK | Decca MET 288-91First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Decca SET 288-91 / Decca SET.288First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1967 | Germany | Parnass 74979, 74981, 74983 / Decca SAD 656, SAD 657, SAD 658LP, Box Set, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Box Set, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Parnass 74979, 74981, 74983 / Decca SAD 656, SAD 657, SAD 658LP, Special Edition, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Special Edition, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Decca SET 288-91LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca SKA 25 078-DLP, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Box Set, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca SKA 25078-D/1-4LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1979 | Japan | London Records GT 9278-81LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Decca 414 057 - 1LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Decca SAWD 9937/40-ALP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Decca SAWD 9937/40-ALP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.35115 FK / Decca SKA 25078-D/1-4LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Deutscher Schallplattenclub SBD 636-B / DECCA J-481LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.35115 FK / Decca 6.35115LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.35115 / Decca 6.35115 FKLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Decca SET 288-91 / Decca SET.288LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 611LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | UK | Decca SET 288-91LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | UK | Decca SET 288-91LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | London Records OSA 1431LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
22 vinyl pressings of Matthäus-Passion are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Germany, Spain. One of them is Decca MET 288-91.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MET 288-91, SET 288-91, SAWD 9937/40-A, SET 288/291) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.