UK
February 1957- Label and catalog number
- Decca DFE 6371
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Tri-centre
- Runout / matrix
EFF.988
EFF.989
Vinyl pressings
by Mantovani And His Orchestra · 1957
Warsaw Concerto - Cornish Rhapsody was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
EFF.988
EFF.989
EFF.988A Side Label
EFF.989B Side Label
EFF.988A side label
EFF.989B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Finland | Decca DFE 6371First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Decca DFE 6371First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Decca DFE 6371First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Decca DFE 6371First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Decca STO. 1107", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Decca STO 110 / Decca STO.1107", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | Decca STO 1107", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | London Records SBE 160107", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1960 | UK | Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | UK | Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | UK | Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca DFEA 63717", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Canada | London Records BEP.63237", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Decca DFE 6371 / Disques Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Germany | Decca SDX 21017", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca DFEM 63717", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca DFEM 6371 / Decca DFEM.63717", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Portugal | Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | UK | Decca DFE 6371 / Decca DFE.63717", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Decca DFE 63717", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | UK | Decca STO 1107", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca STO 1107", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records BEP 63237", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
26 vinyl pressings of Warsaw Concerto - Cornish Rhapsody are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in UK, Finland. One of them is Decca DFE 6371, released February 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DFE 6371) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EFF.988 and EFF.989. 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.