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Johannes BrahmsSeven Hungarian Dances / Eight Slavonic Dances, Op.46

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Seven Hungarian Dances / Eight Slavonic Dances, Op.46

by Johannes Brahms · 1959

17 pressings8 countriesRomanticDancesOrchestraClassical

Seven Hungarian Dances 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 Seven Hungarian Dances

4 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

UK

1959
Label and catalog number
Fontana SCFL 111Fontana 875 014 CY
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

4A AA 875014▽1Y=4 // 670Side A Runout

6A AA 875014▽2Y=1 / /670 112Side B Runout

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UK

1959
Label and catalog number
Fontana SCFL 111Fontana 875 014 CY
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

4A AA 875014▽1Y=4//670 113Side A runout

6A AA 875014▽2Y=1//670 115Side B runout

Full details of this pressing

Germany

1959
Label and catalog number
Fontana 698 024 CL
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

4A AA 698024 1L=1//670 13 C 698024 CL Made in GermanySide A Runout [stamped]

4A AA 698024 2L=1//670 14 C 698024 CL Made in GermanySide B Runout [stamped]

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 17 vinyl pressings

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

1950s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959FranceFontana 698.024 CLFirst yearLPLP
1959GermanyFontana 698 024 CLFirst yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959UKFontana SCFL 111 / Fontana 875 014 CYFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959UKFontana SCFL 111 / Fontana 875 014 CYFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960FranceFontana 698.024 CLLPLP
1968New ZealandPhilips 875 014 CYLPLP
1968UKFontana SFL14087 / Fontana SFL.14087LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaFontana 875014 CYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceFontana 700.039 WGYLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceFontana 700 039 WGYLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyFontana 700 158 WGYLPLP
?GermanyFontana 200 158 WGLLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?JapanFontana SFON-7512LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?MozambiqueFontana 700.039 WGYLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?NetherlandsFontana 700 158 WGYLP, AlbumLP, Album
?NetherlandsFontana 875 014 CYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?New ZealandFontana 875 014 CYLP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Hungarian Dances
  2. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Seven Hungarian Dances are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Seven Hungarian Dances are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 1968.

When was Seven Hungarian Dances first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK, France, Germany. One of them is Fontana SCFL 111.

How do I tell if my copy of Seven Hungarian Dances is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCFL 111, 698.024 CL, 698 024 CL) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4A AA 875014▽1Y=4 // 670 and 6A AA 875014▽2Y=1 / /670 112. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Seven Hungarian Dances 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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