UK
1967- Label and catalog number
- Music For Pleasure MFP 2111
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
WST 14043 A - 1G
WST 14043 B - 3G
Vinyl pressings
by Johann Sebastian Bach · 1967
Toccata & Fugue In D Minor was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
WST 14043 A - 1G
WST 14043 B - 3G
WST 14043 A-1G PL 3Stamped Runout, Side A
WST 14043 B-3G RD 2Stamped Runout, Side B
WST 14043 A-1G AHStamped Runout, Side A
WST 14043 B-1G 7 MDStamped Runout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 6009First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2111First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2111First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 2111First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP-A 9029LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 6009LP | LP |
| ? | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 6009 / Music For Pleasure 2M 045 - 95.142LP | LP |
| ? | France | Heliodor 478 641LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Music For Pleasure MFP 6009LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Impression 6710LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Heliodor 429 002LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Music For Pleasure MFP 6009LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure MFP 6009LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Westminster PWS 710LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Westminster WST 14043LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Westminster MS-159 / ABC Records MS-159LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Westminster WST 14043LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Toccata & Fugue In D Minor are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, France. One of them is Music For Pleasure MFP 2111.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MFP 2111, MFP 6009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WST 14043 A - 1G and WST 14043 B - 3G. 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.