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Otto KlempererKlemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1

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Klemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1

by Otto Klemperer · 1960

35 pressings6 countriesOperaClassical

Klemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Klemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1

7 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 4 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.

UK

1960
Label and catalog number
Columbia SAX 2347
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

YAX 543-9Side A Runout

YAX 544-8Side B Runout

YAX543Side A Label

YAX544Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

UK

1960
Label and catalog number
Columbia SAX 2347
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

YAX 543-8 M 2Side A Runout

YAX 544-6 H 1Side B Runout

YAX543Side A Label

YAX544Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

UK

1960
Label and catalog number
Columbia SAX 2347
Format
LP, Stereo · Blue & Silver Labels
Runout / matrix

YAX 543-9 RG 4Side A runout

YAX 544-7 T 12Side B runout

YAX543Side A label

YAX544Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 35 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960AustraliaColumbia SAX 2347First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960CanadaAngel Records 36187First yearLPLP
1960ItalyColumbia SAXQ 7280First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960UKColumbia 33CX 1697First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960UKColumbia SAX 2347First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960UKColumbia SAX 2347First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960UKColumbia SAX 2347First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964USAngel Records S 36187LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1965USAngel Records S 36187LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971UKHis Master's Voice ASD 2695 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 00498LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1978FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-00498 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069 - 00.498LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980ItalyHis Master's Voice 3C 053-00498LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980UKHis Master's Voice SXLP 30436LPLP
1985CanadaAngel Eminence AE-34418LP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1985ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 53 1004981LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaAngel Red Line RL-32039 / Angel Records RL-32039LP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
?CanadaAngel Records S 36187LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-00498 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069 - 00.498LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceColumbia SAFX 868LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceLa Voix De Son Maître 2 C 069-00498 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069 - 00.498LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceColumbia FCX 868LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?FranceLa Voix De Son Maître CVL 868LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceLa Voix De Son Maître CVC 868LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 3C 065-00498LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?ItalyLa Voce Del Padrone 3C 065-00498LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKColumbia 33CX 1697LP, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue · Mono
?UKHis Master's Voice SXLP 30436LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKColumbia SAX 2347LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKHis Master's Voice ASD 2695 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 00498LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKHis Master's Voice ASD 2695 / His Master's Voice 1E 063 00498LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
All 20 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1"Rienzi" Overture
  2. A2"Der Fliegende Holländer" Overture
  3. B1"Tannhäuser" Overture
  4. B2"Lohengrin" Prelude, Act 1

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Klemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1 are there?

35 vinyl pressings of Klemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1985.

When was Klemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Australia, Canada, Italy. One of them is Columbia 33CX 1697.

How do I tell if my copy of Klemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33CX 1697, SAX 2347, 36187, SAXQ 7280) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XAX. 1905 and XAX. 1906. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Klemperer Conducts Wagner • Volume 1 on vinyl worth?

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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