US
1965- Label and catalog number
- Mace Records SM 9025
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
MCS9025A-1BRunout, Stamped, Side A
MCS9025B-1ARunout, Stamped, Side B
MCS 9025 ALabel, Side A
MCS 9025 BLabel, Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Marga Bäuml · 1965
Paganini - Sonata Concertata Fur Gitarre Und… was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year. 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.
MCS9025A-1BRunout, Stamped, Side A
MCS9025B-1ARunout, Stamped, Side B
MCS 9025 ALabel, Side A
MCS 9025 BLabel, Side B
MCS 9025-A 1E K MCS 9025 A-1ERunout, Stamped, Side A
MCS 90025-B 1E K MCS 9025 B-1ERunout, Stamped, Side B
MCM 9025 ALabel, Side A
MCM 9025 BLabel, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Germany | Columbia C 80 696 / Columbia 80 696LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Mace Records SM 9025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Mace Records SM 9025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 80 696 / Columbia 80 696LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 80 696 / Columbia 80 696LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone C053-28915LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C053-28915LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Columbia 33QCX 10500LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records AA-7213LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Mace Records M 9025LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Paganini - Sonata Concertata Fur Gitarre Und… are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is Mace Records SM 9025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SM 9025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCS9025A-1B and MCS9025B-1A. 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.