Vinyl pressings
by Richard Strauss · 1962
Don Juan / Death And Transfiguration 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.
5 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XXLP-55230-1BA side runout, variant 1
XXLP-55231-1AB side runout, variant 1
XLP-55230-1CA side runout, variant 2
XXLP-55231-1DB side runout, variant 2
XSM 55232Matrix side 1
XSM 55233Matrix side 2
XXSM-55232-1FRunout stamped side 1 variant 1
XXSM-55233-1ARunout stamped side 2 variant 1
XXSM-55232-1CA side runout
XXSM-55233-1D -B side runout
XSM 55232A side label
XSM 55233B side label
XXSM-55232-1ESide 1 stamped
XXSM-55233-1ESide 2 stamped
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 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | CBS SBRG 72029First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6324LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5724First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6324First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0713 / Čs. Hifi-klub 1 10 0713LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 10 0713LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0713 / CBS 1 10 0713LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0713 / CBS 1 10 0713LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0713 / Čs. Hifi-klub 1 10 0713LP, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS 72 029 / CBS ML 5724LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Don Juan / Death And Transfiguration are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia Masterworks ML 5724, released April 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML 5724, MS 6324, SBRG 72029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXLP-55230-1B and XXLP-55231-1A. 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.
