Vinyl pressings
by Niccolò Paganini · 1959
Caprices, Op. 1 For Unaccompanied Violin was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
SPBR 8477-D23 // [symbol resembling an anvil] // &A runout
SPBR-2 8477-D1 // [symbol resembling an anvil] // &B runout
SP3-8477-D2 // [symbol resembling an anvil] // &C runout
SPBR 4 8477-D2#4 // [symbol resembling an anvil] // &D runout
- P1-8477-D1Runout A stamped
- P2-8477-D1#² S1Runout B stamped
P3-8477-D3 1S /ORunout C etched, '1S /O' stamped
P4-8477-D1Runout D stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records SPBR 8477First yearLP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records PBR 8477First yearLP, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Seraphim SIB-6096LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 53 2902561LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SPBR-8477LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records PBR-8477LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Capitol Records PBR 8477Box Set, LP | Box Set, LP |
| ? | France | Capitol Records SPBR 8477Box Set, Stereo, LP | Box Set, Stereo, LP |
| ? | UK | Testament SPBR-8477 / Capitol Records SPBR 8477LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set |
| ? | US | Capitol Records PBR 8477LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Caprices, Op. 1 For Unaccompanied Violin are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Capitol Records SPBR 8477.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPBR 8477, PBR 8477) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPBR 8477-D23 // [symbol resembling an anvil] // & and SPBR-2 8477-D1 // [symbol resembling an anvil] // &. 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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