Vinyl pressings
by Yehudi Menuhin · 1954
Concerto In E Minor / Romances 1&2 was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1954, the album's first year, in 4 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.
2XEA 293-1N M 1Stamped runout side A
2XEA 450-1N O 1Stamped runout side B
(2XEA.293)Printed label side A
(2XEA.450)Printed label side B
2XEA 293-1N M 1Stamped runout side A
2XEA 450-1N O 1Stamped runout side B
(2XEA.293)Printed label side A
(2XEA.450)Printed label side B
2XEA 450Label side A
2XRA 10.001Label side B
2XEA.293-3Label side A
2XEA.450-3Label side B
2XEA 293-1N 1 2 (sideways)Stamped runout side A
2XEA 450-1N 1 2 (sideways)Stamped runout side B
(2 XEA 293)Printed label side A
(2 XEA 450)Printed label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 312First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Germany | His Master's Voice WALP 1135 / Electrola Gesellschaft m.b.H. WALP 1135First yearLP | LP |
| 1954 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice ALP. 1135First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1135 / His Master's Voice ALP.1135First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1135 / His Master's Voice ALP.1135First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | His Master's Voice WALP 1135 / Electrola E 90 074LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10071LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | Odeon QALP 10071LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10071LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | World Record Club CE/3021 / World Record Club CE-3021LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club 3021 / World Record Club CE-3021LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Discos Angel LPC-11582LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice OALP 1135LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | World Record Club 3021 / World Record Club CE-3021LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FALP 312LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn WALP 1135 / Electrola E 90 074LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Odeon QALP 10071LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice ALP. 1135LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | His Master's Voice MALP 1135LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo LALP 125LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Switzerland | His Master's Voice ALP 1135LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1135LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1135 / His Master's Voice ALP. 1135LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1135LP | LP |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1135 / His Master's Voice ALP.1135LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
28 vinyl pressings of Concerto In E Minor / Romances 1&2 are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1954 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in UK, France, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is His Master's Voice ALP 1135.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALP 1135, FALP 312, WALP 1135, ALP. 1135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XEA 293-1N M 1 and 2XEA 450-1N O 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.
