Vinyl pressings
by Ludwig van Beethoven · 1967
Violin Concerto 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.
12 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 8 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.
1℗1967 E71 ◇Z BI 00139021 = 7AA side runout stamped
1℗1967 A71 ◇Z CV 00139021 = 9BB side runout stamped
SLPM 139 021 AA side label
SLPM 139 021 BB side label
1 ℗ 1967 G7 HR◇ZX V 139021 = 2ASide A runout, stamped
2 ℗ 1967 G7 H R◇V 139021 = 2 BSide B runout, stamped
SLPM -139 021 ASide A label
SLPM -139 021 BSide B label
1 ℗1967 G7 HR◇ZX V 139021 = 2ASide A
1 ℗1967 G7 H R◇V F 139021 = 2 BSide B
SLPM 139 021 ASide A label
SLPM 139 021 BSide B label
1℗1967 E71 ◇Z BI 00139021 = 7AA side runout stamped
1℗1967 A71 ◇Z CV 00139021 = 9BB side runout stamped
SLPM 139 021 AA side label
SLPM 139 021 BB side label
00 139 021 6A-35 15 P 1967 A-71side A
00 139 021 5B 5 10 P 1967side B
8 ℗ 1967 07 HR◊XX V 139021 = 2 A 24 Made in AustriaSide A
9 ℗ 1967 07 HR◊V 139021 = 2 B 24 Made in AustriaSide 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 | Austria | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM -139 021First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPMFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 021First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 021First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPMFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPMFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPMFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPMFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 021LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 021LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 239.021LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 139 021LP | LP |
| 1973 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 021LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Austria | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 139 021LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPMLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPMLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Korea | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 8474LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1977 | Brazil | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 391LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 11 39 021 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | Deutsche Grammophon 139 021LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1979 | South Korea | Deutsche Grammophon 2864 071 15LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
58 vinyl pressings of Violin Concerto are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Germany, UK, Austria, France and more. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 139 021 SLPM.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 139 021 SLPM, 139 021) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1℗1967 E71 ◇Z BI 00139021 = 7A and 1℗1967 A71 ◇Z CV 00139021 = 9B. 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.
