Vinyl pressings
by Ravi Shankar · 1959
India's Master Musician was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
769-3 B 25844A-Side Runout (Variant 1)
768-3 B 25843B-Side Runout (Variant 1)
PJ-ST-769 B-19866 H AA-Side Runout (Variant 2)
PJ-ST-768 H A B-19865B-Side Runout (Variant 2)
PJ. ST. 768 B-19865Side A runout
PJ. ST. 769 B-19A866Side B runout
ST-768Side A label
ST-769Side B label
SD-3035 B-20361 (B)Side A Runout
SD-3034 B-20360 (C)Side B Runout
3034Side A Label
3035Side B Label
(ST-768)Side A label
(ST-769)Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | World Pacific Records STEREO-1013First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1248First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1248First yearLP, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1248First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | World Pacific Records STEREO-1248First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Vogue Records VA 160156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | Vogue Records VA 160156LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1961 | Australia | The Record Society 20-6020 / The Record Society 6020LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1963 | Canada | World Pacific Records WP-1422LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | World Pacific Records ST-1422LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | World-Pacific Records ST-1422 / World-Pacific Records STEREO-1422LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1422LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1422LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | World Pacific Records WP-1422LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | World Pacific Records STEREO-1422 / World Pacific Records ST-1422LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | US | World Pacific Records STEREO-1422LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | India | His Master's Voice EALP 1283LP | LP |
| 1965 | UK | Liberty LBS 83078 / Liberty LBS 83078ELP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Liberty LBS 83078LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | World Pacific Records ST-1422 / World Pacific Records STEREO-1422LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | Liberty LBS 83078LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 789LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 789LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Liberty SLYL-932,697 / Liberty ST-1422LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Liberty SLYL-932,697LP | LP |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Liberty SLYL-932,697LP | LP |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 789LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 789LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | India | His Master's Voice EALP 1283LP | LP |
| ? | New Zealand | Liberty SLYL-932,697LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | The Record Society RZ.6020 / The Record Society RZ 6020LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | UK | Liberty LBS 83078LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Liberty LBL 83078LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | World Pacific Records ST-1422LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | World-Pacific Records WP-1422LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | World-Pacific Records WP-1422LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
41 vinyl pressings of India's Master Musician are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is World Pacific Records WP-1248, released March 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WP-1248, STEREO-1248, STEREO-1013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 769-3 B 25844 and 768-3 B 25843. 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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