Germany
1962- Label and catalog number
- Harmonia Mundi HM 30 628/29
- Format
- LP, Mono, Box Set
Vinyl pressings
by Orazio Vecchi · 1962
L'Amfiparnaso was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | France | Harmonia Mundi HM 30.628First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | Harmonia Mundi HM 30 628/29First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Musical Heritage Society OR 360 / Orpheus OR 360SLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Musical Heritage Society OR 360LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Ars Nova C1S/151LP, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi HM 20371 / Harmonia Mundi France HM 20.371LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1C 065-99 816LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | BASF 29 29094-8 / Harmonia Mundi 29 29094-8LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Angelicum STA 8972LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Angelicum LPA 5972LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of L'Amfiparnaso are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany, France. One of them is Harmonia Mundi HM 30 628/29.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HM 30 628/29, HM 30.628) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.