Vinyl pressings
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · 1980
Vier Quartette Für Flöte, Violine, Viola Und… was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year. 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.
EL - 16855 A SWISS MADE [crossbow logo] R. SO.Runout side A, stamped
EL - 16855 B SWISS MADE [crossbow logo] R. SO.Runout side B, stamped
EL 16 855-ALabel side A
EL 16 855-BLabel side B
EL - 16855 A EL - 1̶6̶5̶0̶8̶ ̶A̶ ̶2̶ SWISS MADE [crossbow logo] R. SO.Runout side A, stamped
EL - 16855 B EL - 1̶6̶5̶0̶8̶ ̶B̶ ̶2̶ SWISS MADE [crossbow logo] R. SO.Runout side B, stamped
EL 16 855-ALabel side A
EL 16 855-BLabel side B
EL - 16855 A SWISS MADE [crossbow logo] R. SO.Runout side A, stamped
EL - 16855 B EL - 1̶6̶5̶0̶8̶ ̶B̶ ̶2̶ SWISS MADE [crossbow logo] R. SO.Runout side B, stamped
EL 16 855-ALabel side A
EL 16 855-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 508LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Switzerland | Claves 30-403LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 855First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 855First yearLP | LP |
| 1980 | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 855First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Japan | Claves 24ML 0007LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 508LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 508LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Claves 30-403LP | LP |
| ? | Switzerland | Claves P 403LP | LP |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 508LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16 508LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Vier Quartette Für Flöte, Violine, Viola Und… are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1969 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Switzerland. One of them is Ex Libris EL 16 855.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EL 16 855) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EL - 16855 A SWISS MADE [crossbow logo] R. SO. and EL - 16855 B SWISS MADE [crossbow logo] R. SO.. 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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