Vinyl pressings
by Richard Strauss · 1966
Don Quixote was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
139009-2 A Made in Germany 1℗ 1966 B6 HR♢K cRunout side A
139009-3 B Made in Germany ℗ 1966 B6 HR♢K ERunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 139 009LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon LPM 39 009 / Deutsche Grammophon 39 009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon SLGM-1358 / Deutsche Grammophon SLGM 1358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon SMG 2035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 1146 / Gramofonový Klub 1 10 1146LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 009 SLPM / Deutsche Grammophon 139 009LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 195LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MGX 7033LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 195LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 195LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 195LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon UCJG-9006 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 195LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 195LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 195 / Deutsche Grammophon 2535 195--10LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009 / Speakers Corner Records SLPM 139 009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 139 009LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009 / Deutsche Grammophon 139 009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MGX 7033 (2535 195)LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 213542LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Don Quixote are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Germany, UK, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon SLPM 139 009, released June 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLPM 139 009, LPM 39 009, SLGM-1358, SMG 2035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 139009-2 A Made in Germany 1℗ 1966 B6 HR♢K c and 139009-3 B Made in Germany ℗ 1966 B6 HR♢K E. 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.
