Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach 路 1962
Organ Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 6 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.
L2 RY2452-3S B1 IRunout stamped side 1 variant 1
L2 RY 2453-6S I A1Runout stamped side 2 variant 1
L2 RY2452-1S A2 IRunout stamped side 1 variant 2
L2 RY2453-6S I A1Runout stamped side 2 variant 2
L2 RP2450-1S 饾枿 A1Runout stamped side 1
L2 RP2451-1S 饾枿 A1Runout stamped side 2
L2RP-2450Matrix label side 1
L2RP-2451Matrix label side 2
L2 RY2452-2S A1 RRunout stamped side 1 variant 1
L2 RY 2453-4S A1 RRunout stamped side 2 variant 1
L2RY-2452Matrix label side 1
L2RY-2453Matrix label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2557LP, Album, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Mono 路 Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2557 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2557LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2557 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2557LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2557LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Organ Music are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, France, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2557.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2557, LM-2557, SB.6529, 430.398 S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 RY2452-3S B1 I and L2 RY 2453-6S I A1. 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.
