Vinyl pressings
by Royal Scottish National Orchestra · 1968
Music Of The Four Countries was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.
2YEA 3573 - 4G R 1Runout side 1 - stamped
2YEA 3574 - 4G M 1Runout side 2 - stamped
2YEA.3573Matrix on label - side 1
2YEA.3574Matrix on label - side 2
2YEA 3573 - 5 44Runout side 1 - stamped
2YEA 3574 - 7 3Runout side 2 - stamped
2YEA.3573Matrix on label - side 1
2YEA.3574Matrix on label - side 2
2YEA 3753-5Runout side 1, stamped
2YEA 3754-5Runout side 2, stamped
2YEA.3753Label side 1
2YEA.3754Label side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD.2400First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2400First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD.2400First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/5199 / World Record Club S-5199LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | New Zealand | World Record Club 1772ELP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD 2400LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2400LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ED 29 0208 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice 0C 063-06 065LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2400LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2400LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2400LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2400 / His Master's Voice ASD. 2400LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Music Of The Four Countries are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Netherlands. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 2400, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 2400) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 3573 - 4G R 1 and 2YEA 3574 - 4G M 1. 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.
