Vinyl pressings
by Liberace · 1953
Concertos For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1953, the album's first year, in 4 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.
LP15016-1HA side stamped (Variant 1)
LP15017-1CB side stamped (Variant 1)
LP15016-1JA Side Runout Etching (stamped)(Variant 2)
LP15017-1DB Side Runout Etching (stamped)(Variant 2)
ZEP 15018Label, Side A, Matrix
ZEP 30440Label, Side B, Matrix
ZEP 30441Label, Side C, Matrix
ZEP 15019Label, Side D, Matrix
LP15016-1HA side stamped
LP15017-1CB side stamped
"Lp" 15016A side label
"Lp" 15017B side label
XLP 15014Side A stamped
XLP 15015Side B stamped
LP15016-1LSide A stamped
LP15017-1DSide B stamped
AS 0 7675 - 2R = 4∆∆Side B stamped
AA 07675- 1R - 6 //S
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Argentina | Columbia Masterworks 4105First yearLP | LP |
| 1953 | Canada | Columbia CL 6269First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1953 | Denmark | Philips B 07675 RFirst yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1953 | US | Columbia CL 6269First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1953 | US | Columbia B-345First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Columbia CL 6269First yearLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1955 | US | Columbia C-345Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1956 | Spain | Philips B 07675 RLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1958 | Spain | Philips B 07675 R10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Philips B 07.675 RLP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Philips B 07669 RLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Europe | Philips B 07675 R10" | 10" |
| ? | Italy | Philips B 07675 R10" | 10" |
| ? | Norway | Philips B 07675 R10" | 10" |
14 vinyl pressings of Concertos For You are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1953 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Argentina, Canada, Denmark. One of them is Columbia CL 6269.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 6269, B-345, 4105, B 07675 R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP15016-1H and LP15017-1C. 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.
