Louis Spohr – Noneto En Fa Mayor, Op. 31 / Concierto Para Clarinete Y Orquesta N.º 2

About this record

The dead wax reads 850 411 559//1✶A✶2 on side one and 850 411 559//1✶B✶1 on side two, placing this Spanish pressing's plant mark directly in the groove area rather than on the label. Pressed in Spain in 1984 by PolyGram Servicios, S.A. for Decca, this compilation of Spohr's Noneto and Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 2 is a market where the gap between grades does most of the talking.

Demand is modest, with 56 collectors holding a copy and only 2 seeking one.

What drives its value

The price guide puts this pressing at 4.28 USD in Mint, 3.83 in Near Mint, 2.93 in VG+, and 2.03 in VG, falling to 1.13 in G+, 0.68 in G, 0.45 in Fair, and 0.23 in Poor. Those are estimates as of the guide date, so the practical spread for a buyer runs from a VG copy at 2.03 up to a Mint copy at 4.28, and condition moves the price more than any other variable here.

Eight copies are currently listed, with a lowest asking price of 3, which sits between the VG+ and NM estimates and suggests sellers are pricing close to the middle of the grade range rather than at the top. The community data shows 56 owners against 2 wanting it, a supply-heavy profile that keeps prices anchored near the guide.

The guide does not supply a comparison with other pressings, so value here rests on this copy's grade and on the scarcity of clean examples rather than on a documented original-versus-reissue premium.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm the pressing by reading the runout first: side one should carry 850 411 559//1✶A✶2 and side two 850 411 559//1✶B✶1 in the dead wax, with the catalogue number 411 559-1 matching the front and labels. The rear cover and labels should read Edit.

FONOGRAM, S.A. and Fab. por POLYGRAM SERVICIOS SA, with the Perm. 6421 mark, and the cover should bear the Penguin Stereo Record Guide rating with two stars.

No barcode is present, so do not rely on one to date the copy. For grading, check the vinyl under a light for wear on each side and assess the sleeve and any inner sleeve separately, since the price guide grades media and sleeve together in a single figure.

Compare what you see to the grade definitions, and be cautious about a high grade if the runout and labels are missing or differ from the strings above, as that would point to a different copy.

Further reading: grading a record, how to sell vinyl.