France
1963- Label and catalog number
- Erato LDE 3240-3241-3242
- Format
- LP, Mono, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1963
Oratorio De Noël was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | France | Erato LDE 3240-3241-3242First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1963 | France | Erato STE 50140-50141-50142 / Erato STU 70140-70141-70142First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1967 | Germany | Parnass 76 023 / Parnass 76 025LP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1969 | Japan | Columbia OS-5066~8-RLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Erato STU 70 140/1/2LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1975 | Italy | Erato EFM 8224(3)LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Erato ZL 30582 / RCA ZL 30582Box Set, LP | Box Set, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | World Record Club ME/2114-5-6 / World Record Club SME-2114LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo | LP, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo |
| ? | France | Erato STU 70140/1/2LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Italy | RCA GL 38224 (3)LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Erato ERA-50535LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 571 / Musical Heritage Society MHS 572LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | The Classics Record Library RL 1263LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Oratorio De Noël are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in France. One of them is Erato LDE 3240-3241-3242.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LDE 3240-3241-3242, STE 50140-50141-50142) 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.