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Second Piano Concerto by Sergei Rachmaninoff, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Second Piano Concerto

by Sergei Rachmaninoff · 1964

35 pressings10 countriesNeo-RomanticConcertoPianoOrchestra

Second Piano Concerto was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Second Piano Concerto

8 pressings came out in 1964, 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.

UK

April 1964
Label and catalog number
Decca LXT 6099Decca LXT.6099
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

ARL.6169Side A label, inverted

ARL.6170Side B label, inverted

Full details of this pressing

UK

April 1964
Label and catalog number
Decca SXL 6099Decca SXL.6099
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-6169-5W C KT 1A-side runout

ZAL-6170-6W D KT 1B-side runout

ZAL.6169Side A label, inverted

ZAL.6170Side B label, inverted

Full details of this pressing

UK

April 1964
Label and catalog number
Decca SXL 6099Decca SXL.6099
Format
LP, Stereo · Ed3
Runout / matrix

ZAL-6169-9WA-side runout

ZAL-6170-11WB-side runout

ZAL.6169Side A label, inverted

ZAL.6170Side B label, inverted

Full details of this pressing

Germany

1964
Label and catalog number
Decca LXT 6099
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

ARL-6169-1XSide 1

ARL-6170-1XSide 2

ARL.6169Side 1 Label

ARL.6170Side 2 Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 35 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964GermanyDecca LXT 6099First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964GermanyDecca SXL 6099First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964South AfricaDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964SpainDecca SXL 6099First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964USLondon Records CS 6390 / London Records CS.6390First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964UKDecca LXT 6099 / Decca LXT.6099First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964UKDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964UKDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1968SpainDecca SXL 6099LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970AustraliaDecca SXLA 6099 / Decca SXLA-6099LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1972SpainDecca SXL 6099LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1978UKDecca JB 52LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1980s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980AustraliaWorld Record Club R-08122 / World Record Club R 08122LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1981CanadaLondon Records JL 41001LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1981CanadaLondon Records JL 41001LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1981AustraliaWorld Record Club R-08122 / World Record Club R 08122LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1983SpainAce Of Diamonds 9-42 635 / Ace Of Diamonds SDD 635 116LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1984AustraliaWorld Record Club R-08122 / World Record Club R 08122LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1985GermanyDecca 6.43269 AHLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2017GermanyDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaDecca JB 52LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyDecca 6.42008LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SXL 6099LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyDecca 6.42008LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?IsraelPAX IST. 519LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?JapanLondon Records K15C 8029LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?TurkeyDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKDecca LXT 6099 / Decca LXT.6099LP, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?UKDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKDecca JB 52LP, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6099 / Decca SXL.6099LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?USLondon Records CS 6390LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18
  2. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Second Piano Concerto are there?

35 vinyl pressings of Second Piano Concerto are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 2017.

When was Second Piano Concerto first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Germany, South Africa and more. One of them is Decca LXT 6099, released April 1964.

How do I tell if my copy of Second Piano Concerto is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 6099, SXL 6099, CS 6390) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL.6169 and ARL.6170. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Second Piano Concerto on vinyl worth?

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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