UK
1963- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice ALP 1995
- Format
- LP, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by John Ogdon · 1963
A Recital By 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.
4 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
2YEA 774-3Side A Runout
2YEA 775-3Side B Runout
2YEA.774Side A Label
2YEA.775Side B Label
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 | Unknown | Odeon PASD. 546 / Odeon ASD 546First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice MALP 1995 / His Master's Voice MALP.1995First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1995First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 546 / His Master's Voice ASD. 546First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 546 / His Master's Voice ASD. 546LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | World Record Club SPZ.584 / World Record Club PZ 584LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | New Zealand | World Record Club PZ.584 / World Record Club PZ 584LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | Australia | World Record Club SD-893 / World Record Club D 893LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | Australia | World Record Club D-893 / World Record Club D 893LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice ASD 546 / His Master's Voice OASD-546LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASDM 6032LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 546LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of A Recital By are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is His Master's Voice ALP 1995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALP 1995, ASD 546, PASD. 546, MALP 1995) 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.