Vinyl pressings
by Olivier Messiaen · 1969
Quartet For The End Of Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
2YEA 3692 - 1G R 1Side A runout, variant 1
2YEA 3693 - 3G G 1Side B runout, variant 1
2YEA 3692 -1G R 1Side A runout, variant 2
2YEA 3693 - 3G M 1Side B runout, variant 2
S1-36587-A1 IAMRunout side A variant 1
S2-36587-B2 IAMRunout side B variant 1
S1-36587-A1 IAMRunout side A variant 2
S2-36787-A1 IAMRunout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 063 - 01858First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Angel Records 2YEA-3692LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2470 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 ◦ 01858LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2470 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2470First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Angel Records S-36587First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Angel Records S-36587First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Angel Records S-36587LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Seraphim EAC-30347LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | World Record Club WE 6332 / Angel Records WE 6332LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 063 - 01858LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2 C 063 - 01858LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 063 - 01 858 / His Master's Voice 1C 063 - 01 858LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2470 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 ◦ 01858LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Quartet For The End Of Time are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, France. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 2470.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 2470, S-36587, 2 C 063 - 01858) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 3692 - 1G R 1 and 2YEA 3693 - 3G G 1. 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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