Vinyl pressings
by Sir Edward Elgar · 1973
Cello Concerto 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.
6 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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 4693-3 (Version 1)Runout Side A
2YEA 4694-2 (Version 1)Runout Side B
2YEA 4693-1 (Version 2)Runout Side A
2YEA 4693-2 (Version 2)Runout Side B
2YEA 4693-3Side 1 runout - stamped
2YEA 4694-2 3 8Side 2 runout - stamped
2YEA.4693Side 1 label
2YEA.4694Side 2 label
2YEA 4693-1Side A runout
2YEA 4694-2 OSide B runout
2YEA.4693Side A label
2YEA.4694Side B label
2YEA 4693-5 04Runout Side A
2YEA 4694-3Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASD 2906 / His Master's Voice ASD.2906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2906 / His Master's Voice ASD.2906First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2906 / His Master's Voice ASD.2906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2906 / His Master's Voice ASD.2906First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2906 / His Master's Voice OC 063-05-336First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Angel Records S-37029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Angel Records S-37029LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | New Zealand | World Record Club WE 4803LP, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice ASD 2906 / His Master's Voice ASD.2906LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 2906LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Cello Concerto are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, New Zealand. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 2906.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 2906, S-37029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YEA 4693-3 (Version 1) and 2YEA 4694-2 (Version 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.
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