UK
December 1964- Label and catalog number
- Concert Hall AM 2321Concert Hall AM-2321
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
AM 2321 1L ▽ 2//420 1 1 8Side A
AM 2321 2L //1 ▽ 420 1 1 3Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper · 1964
Strauss Festival was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1964, 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.
AM 2321 1L ▽ 2//420 1 1 8Side A
AM 2321 2L //1 ▽ 420 1 1 3Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | UK | Concert Hall AM-2321LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1964 | UK | Concert Hall AM 2321 / Concert Hall AM-2321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Concert Hall M-2321LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Finland | Concert Hall SMS 2321 / Concert Hall SMS-2321LP | LP |
| ? | France | Guilde Internationale Du Disque M-2321LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Concert Hall M 2321 / Concert Hall M-2321LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Concert Hall M-2321 / Concert Hall SM 2321LP | LP |
| ? | Switzerland | Concert Hall M 2321 / Concert Hall M-2321LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Switzerland | Concert Hall M 2321 / Concert Hall M-2321LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | Switzerland | Concert Hall SMS 2321 / Concert Hall SMS-2321LP | LP |
| ? | Switzerland | Grammoclub Ex Libris M 2321 / Concert Hall M-2321LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | UK | Concert Hall SMS 2321 / Concert Hall SMS-2321LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard SRV-256 SDLP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Strauss Festival are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK. One of them is Concert Hall AM 2321, released December 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AM 2321) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AM 2321 1L ▽ 2//420 1 1 8 and AM 2321 2L //1 ▽ 420 1 1 3. 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.