Vinyl pressings
by Maurice Ravel · 1958
Quartet In F Major was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
XXLP42329-2AEVariant #1 - Side 1 stamped
XXLP42330-1CVariant #1 - Side 2 stamped
XXLP42329-2ADVariant #2 - Side 1 stamped
XXLP42330-1CVariant #2 - Side 2 stamped
XXLP42329-2AF // HSide A Runout
XXLP42330-1J // HSide B Runout
x"Lp" 42329Side A label
x"Lp" 42330Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | France | Philips C 13First yearLP | LP |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5245First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5245First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Spain | CBS SARS 70.003LP | LP |
| 1963 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6015LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | CBS OS-403-CLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | CBS Masterworks CBS 60281LP | LP |
| 1983 | Netherlands | CBS Masterworks CBS 60281LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | USA, Canada & Europe | CBS Masterworks MP 38774LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | South Korea | CBS Masterworks KJCL-5309LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5245LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Columbia Masterworks RL 110 / Columbia Masterworks MS 6015LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6015LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6015LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Quartet In F Major are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, France. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5245.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5245, MS 6015, C 13) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXLP42329-2AE and XXLP42330-1C. 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.
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