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Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue

by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1959

20 pressings7 countriesBaroqueChoralOrganClassical

Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue

4 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
VOX GBY 11440
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

M-1283-A ARC RVGSide A

M-1283-B ARC RVGSide B

PL 11.440A (M-1283-A)Center Label Side A

PL 11.440B (M-1283-B)Center Label Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 20 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959FranceVOX GBY 11440 / Vox Club GBY 11440First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USVOX GBY 11440First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959USVOX STPL 511.440First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USVOX St PL 511.440First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USVOX PL 11.440LPLP
1961USVox STPL 511.440LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1961USVOX PL 511.440LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USVOX STPL 511.440LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963GermanyOrbis 21254LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1964FranceVOX GBY 11440LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1965USSuper Majestic STPL 511.440LP, AlbumLP, Album
1968DenmarkFONA PW 27LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974SpainMarfer M. 50-243 SLPLP
1974SpainMarfer M. 50-243 SLPLP
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USA & CanadaAllegro AR 88019LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaRainbow RPG 5027LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyOrbis CX 11670LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
?GermanyOrbis CX 11670LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
?USVOX STPL 511.440LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USVOX PL 11.440LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Prelude On The Chorale (Du Choral), BWV 715 "Allein Gott In Der Höh Sei Ehr"1:55
  2. A2Chorale For Organ (Choral Pour Orgue), BWV 711 "Allein Gott In Der Höh Sei Ehr"2:28
  3. A3Fantasia In G Major (Fantaisie En Sol), BWV 5727:55
  4. A4Prelude On The Chorale (Du Coral), BWV 645 "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme"4:11
  5. A5Prelude On The Chorale, BWV 727 "Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen"2:11
  6. A6Prelude & Fugue In E Minor, BWV 533 "En Mi Mineur"4:50
  7. B1Pastorale In F Major, BWV 59012:19
  8. B2Prelude On The Chorale, BWV 659 "Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland"4:06
  9. B3Prelude On The Chorale, BWV 646 "Wo Soll Ich Fliehen Hin"1:15
  10. B4Toccata & Fugue In D Minor En Ré Mineur, BWV 5657:43

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue are there?

20 vinyl pressings of Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 1980.

When was Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in France, US. One of them is VOX GBY 11440.

How do I tell if my copy of Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GBY 11440, STPL 511.440, St PL 511.440) 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.

How much is Organ Works = Oeuvres Pour Orgue on vinyl worth?

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.

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