UK
1976- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records K56245
- Format
- LP, White Label

Vinyl pressings
by Waldo De Los Rios · 1976
Concertos For The '70s was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 19 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.
K 56245 A1Side A Runout Stamped
K 56245 B1Side B Runout Stamped
W-3KDSide A Runout Hand Etched
W-3Side B Runout Hand Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Hispavox HH sel 1044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Hispavox L 35818First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Austria | Polydor 2310 449First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Hispavox 4-13-405-035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Colombia | Hispavox ECI 171First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Hispavox HHS 11-308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Hispavox 2327 009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2310 449First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | Hispavox GH 11-308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Hispavox HHS 11308 / Hispavox HHS-11308First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Dureco Benelux 55.058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Peru | Hispavox HIS - 0011308.2 YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | Alvorada LP-S-30-9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2310 449First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Music Hall 14.577-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | Hispavox 130 074LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Wiener Städtische 2872 147LP, Special Edition | LP, Special Edition |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2935LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Hispavox 2327 009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | WEA T 58349LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Hispavox SNIR 25069LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Concertos For The '70s are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K56245.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K56245, K 56245, BS 2935, HH sel 1044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.