Vinyl pressings
by Ravi Shankar · 1982
Rāga-Mālā (Sitar Concerto No. 2) was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 7 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.
DS-1-37935- G3 WM 40535-A A MASTERED BY CAPITOL GeneSide A runout, etched/stamped
DS-2-37935- G6 40535-B WM A MASTERED BY CAPITOL GeneSide B runout, etched/stamped
DS-1-37935- G5 WM 40535-A MASTERED BY CAPITOL GeneSide A runout, etched/stamped
DS-2-37935- G6 40535-B WM A MASTERED BY CAPITOL GeneSide B runout, etched/stamped
43343-TA1-D1Side A runout, variant 1
43343-TB1 -D1Side B runout, variant 1
43343-TA1-D FSide A runout, variant 2
43343-TB1-D FSide B runout, variant 2
2DEA-7536 43 343-T-A-01Runout side A
2DEA-7537 43 343-T-B-02Runout side B
2DEA 7536
2DEA 7537
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | His Master's Voice Digital 1 C 067 1433431 / His Master's Voice ASD 4314LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Rāga-Mālā (Sitar Concerto No. 2) are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1982 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Australasia, Germany, Germany, Austria, & Switzerland and more. One of them is Angel Records Digital DS-37935.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DS-37935, ASDZ 4314, 067-43 34T, 1C 067-43 343 T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DS-1-37935- G3 WM 40535-A A MASTERED BY CAPITOL Gene and DS-2-37935- G6 40535-B WM A MASTERED BY CAPITOL Gene. 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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