Vinyl pressings
by Robert Schumann · 1973
Piano Concertos was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ZAL-12561-3GRunout, variant 1: Side A
Zal-12562-2GRunout, variant 1: Side B
ZAL-12561-3GRunout, variant 2: stamped, side A
ZAL-12562-5GRunout, variant 2: stamped, side B
ZAL-12561-3GSide A (variant 1)
ZAL-12562-2GSide B (variant 1)
ZAL-12561-5GSide A, stamped (variant 2)
ZAL-12562-5GSide B, stamped (variant 2)
ZAL12.561 T3stamped on side A
ZAL12.562 D4 Lstamped on side B
ZAL12.561on label A
ZAL12.562on label B
ZAL12.561 T3stamped on side A
ZAL12.562 D4 Lstamped on side B
ZAL12.561on label A
ZAL12.562on label B
ZAL-12561-ISide A runout
Zal-12562-ISide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Decca 7217First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | France | Decca 14.019First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | France | Decca 14.019First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Germany | Decca SAD 22145First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Israel | PAX IST 622First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Japan | London Records HRC 0134First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Decca SXL 6624First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Decca SXL 6624First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Decca SXL 6624First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | London Records CS 6840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Scandinavia | Decca SXL 6624First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Decca SXL 6624 / Decca SXL.6624First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | London Records CS 6840First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | London Records SLC 2363LP | LP |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-05266 / World Record Club R 05266LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | World Record Club R-05266 / World Record Club R 05266LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Decca SXL 6624LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | London Records L25C-3107LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Decca 414 432-1LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Decca 6.43498 OG / Decca 6.43498LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Japan | London Records KIJC 9161LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Italy | Decca SXL 6624LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | Decca SXL 6624LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca SXLA.6624 / Decca SXLA-6624LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Decca 591 104LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Decca 7.217LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 26 040-6LP, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 66 534 9 / Parnass 66 534 9LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.41724 AGLP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.41724LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 13669LP, Club Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Japan | London Records L20C-2045LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | London Records 414 432-1LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
33 vinyl pressings of Piano Concertos are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, France, Germany and more. One of them is Decca SXL 6624.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6624, CS 6840, 7217, 14.019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-12561-3G and Zal-12562-2G. 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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