Vinyl pressings
by Olivier Messiaen · 1979
Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 5 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.
2531 093 S1=3 320Side A Runout variant 1
2531 093 S 2 320Side B Runout variant 1
2531 093 S1=3 320 1 C 2Side A Runout variant 2
2531 093 S 2 320 1 1 ASide B Runout variant 2
2531 093 S1 = 3 320 1 I\ A4 1.2runout, side A
2531 093 S 2 320 1 \ B2 4runout, side B
2531 093 S1=3A 320Side A Runout
2531 093 S 2 320Side B Runout
2531 093 S1=3 320Side A Runout
2531 093 S 2 320Side B Runout
2531 093 S1=1 520Runout side A, stamped
2531093 S2=1 520Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MG 1220 (2531 093)First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | Worldwide | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | South Korea | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | South Korea | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093 / Speakers Corner Records 2531 093LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Deutsche Grammophon 486 7126 / Deutsche Grammophon 00289 486 7126LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, France, Japan, Spain and more. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 2531 093.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2531 093, MG 1220 (2531 093)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2531 093 S1=3 320 and 2531 093 S 2 320. 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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