Czechoslovakia
January 1967- Label and catalog number
- Supraphon 140 0103
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
E 885/E CRunout, Side A, Stamped
E 886/C ARunout, Side B, Stamped
E 885Label, Side A
E 886Label, Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Sergei Rachmaninoff · 1967
Piano Concerto No. 1, Rhapsody On A Paganini Theme was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
E 885/E CRunout, Side A, Stamped
E 886/C ARunout, Side B, Stamped
E 885Label, Side A
E 886Label, Side B
AB-22-16-0176-1 p 1Runout, Side A
AA-22-16-0176-2 p oRunout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10887First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50887First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Crossroads 22 16 0176First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 140 0103First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50887LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50887LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 40 0103 / Supraphon 140 0103LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | DISCOPHON 4036LP | LP |
| 1974 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50887 / Supraphon 50 887LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50887 / Supraphon 50 887LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50887 / Supraphon 50 887LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50887 / Supraphon 50 887LP, Stereo, Repress | LP, Stereo, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 50887LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Piano Concerto No. 1, Rhapsody On A Paganini Theme are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Czechoslovakia, US. One of them is Supraphon 140 0103, released January 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 140 0103, SUA 10887, SUA ST 50887, 22 16 0176) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E 885/E C and E 886/C A. 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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