Vinyl pressings
by Richard Wagner · 1959
Wagner For Band 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.
1 pressing 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.
MG 50276 A RFR-1 JJ FEtched in deadwax, Side A
MG 50276 B RFR-1 JJ FEtched in deadwax, Side B
MG50276ALabel Side A
MG50276BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | Mercury MG50276 / Mercury Living Presence MG50276First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Esquire Mercury SR90276 / Eclipse Record Club SR-90276LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR90276LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR90276LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Mercury SR90276LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Mercury SR90276LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records SR90276 / Mercury Living Presence SR90276LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2006 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records SR90276 / Mercury Living Presence SR90276LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury SRI 75096LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury MG50276 / Mercury Living Presence MG50276LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury SR90276 / Mercury Living Presence SR 90276LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Wagner For Band are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Australia. One of them is Mercury MG50276.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG50276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 50276 A RFR-1 JJ F and MG 50276 B RFR-1 JJ F. 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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