Vinyl pressings
by Mason Jones · 1965
The Four Horn Concertos 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.
4 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
XXSM110737-1KSide 1 runout variant 1
XXSM110738-1HSide 2 runout variant 1
o XXSM110738-1J I P A3Side 2 runout variant 2
o XXSM110737-1K I P C3Side 1 runout variant 2
XXLP110735-1CSide 1 stamped
XXLP110736-1DSide 2 stamped
XLP 110735Side 1 label
XLP 110736Side 2 label
ZJ SAL-1134A C.357-1081Side 1 - Runout
ZJ SAL-1134B C.357-1082Side 2 - Runout
SAL-1134ASide 1 - Label
SAL-1134BSide 2 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Taiwan | Song Iwu Records SAL-1134First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6785First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6185First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 6185First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | UK | CBS Harmony 30075 / CBS Harmony S 30075LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS Classics 61095LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Spain | CBS/Sony S 72414LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS CBS 61095LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS 30104LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS Masterworks 4467LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | CBS S 75.414LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 61095LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 72414 / CBS 61095LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6785LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Four Horn Concertos are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Taiwan. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6785.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6785, ML 6185, SAL-1134) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM110737-1K and XXSM110738-1H. 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.
