Johann Sebastian Bach – Four Orchestral Suites (BWV 1066-69)

About this record

The four dead-wax inscriptions identify this Hungarian Hungaroton set: SLPD 31018-A V P HP, SLPD 31018-B I P HP, SLPD 31019 A IV P BE, and SLPD 31019-B I P HP. The 1988 catalogue entry pairs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Four Orchestral Suites (BWV 1066-69) with the Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra and János Rolla.

What drives its value

The price guide places this Hungaroton pressing at 21.66 for M, 14.82 for VG+, and 10.26 for VG; NM is listed at 19.38, with lower grades also itemized. The current listing snapshot shows 15 copies for sale and a lowest price of 5, so the guide’s condition estimates and the live asking-price floor describe different views of the market.

Community data records 78 having the release and 4 wanting it, with a 4.43 rating from 7 ratings; that points to a release more widely held than wanted in that snapshot, not proof of sale velocity. Its Hungarian 1988 Hungaroton identity makes the catalogue and dead-wax details more useful for comparing copies than treating every Bach orchestral-suite LP as equivalent.

The available facts do not identify another pressing for a direct price comparison.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm the copy against Hungaroton catalogue number SLPD 31018-19 and the four supplied runouts: SLPD 31018-A V P HP, SLPD 31018-B I P HP, SLPD 31019 A IV P BE, and SLPD 31019-B I P HP. Compare each inscription with the appropriate side rather than relying only on the album title; the differing A/B markings and the BE/HP endings are specific identifiers in this record’s data.

The entry gives Hungary and 1988, and records no barcode, so a barcode match cannot establish this copy’s identity. For grading, use the price guide’s distinct M, NM, VG+, VG, G+, G, F, and P categories consistently when describing the copy; the guide assigns each a separate estimate, from 21.66 for M to 1.14 for P.

The supplied facts do not define grading standards or document an individual copy’s condition, so describe the actual copy without claiming a grade from its pressing details alone.

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