Claude Debussy – Petite Suite • En Blanc Et Noir • Lindaraja • Six Épigraphes Antiques • Symphonie En Si Mineur • Marche Ecossaise

About this record

Pathé Marconi EMI's 1983 pressing of Debussy's piano works for four hands carries three distinct catalogue variants across its packaging—a documentation quirk that signals French domestic stock. The price spread from Mint to Good is steep: 61.93 USD down to 9.78 USD, a reflection of how condition dominates value on this digital stereo recording made in Paris in 1982.

What drives its value

This pressing commands 61.93 USD in Mint condition, dropping to 55.41 USD at Near Mint and 42.37 USD at VG+; a VG copy trades around 29.33 USD, while worn copies fall to 16.30 USD (G+) or 9.78 USD (G). The lowest asking price across 12 active listings is 5.96 USD, typical of bulk-market floor pricing.

Demand is modest—6 collectors want it against 35 who own one—placing it in the stable-supply zone. As a 1983 French domestic release on La Voix De Son Maître (EMI's French label), it ranks below original pressings but above later reissues; the digital recording date (April 1982) and Pathé Marconi EMI manufacturing mark it as a first pressing, not a budget reissue.

Condition sorting is the primary value driver here.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm this pressing by the catalogue number 2C 069-73132 printed on the back cover, spine, and inside gatefold—the primary identifier. The front cover shows C 069-73132, and the label itself carries 2C 069-73.132, a three-variant quirk documented in the release notes.

Inspect the dead wax: Side A should read '73132 DA 22 B M6 341659 4' and Side B '73132 DB 21 M6 341372 4', both stamped at Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou. The gatefold is red-rimmed with the nipper logo and 'Made in France by Pathé Marconi EMI' printed on the center labels.

Grade by vinyl surface clarity and groove definition; digital recordings of this era are prone to light surface noise even when well-kept. Check the gatefold seams and right-hand sleeve for foxing or edge wear, common on 1983 French stock.

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