Vinyl pressings
by Alban Berg · 1951
Wozzeck was first pressed on vinyl in 1951. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1951, 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.
XLP 6913matrix on label and stamped in runout side A
XLP 6914matrix on label and stamped in runout side B
XLP 6915matrix on label and stamped in runout side C
XLP 6916matrix on label and stamped in runout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | US | Columbia Masterworks SL-118First yearLP, Box Set | LP, Box Set |
| 1953 | France | Columbia Masterworks FCX 157LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia Masterworks SL-118LP, Repress, Box Set | LP, Repress, Box Set |
| 1957 | Japan | Columbia WL 5243~4LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono | LP, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Netherlands | Philips 01490/91LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Philips ABL.3388/9 / Philips ABL.3388LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Columbia Odyssey Y2 33126LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Europe | CBS Masterworks M2P 42470LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS Masterworks 4329/30LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | CBS S2VL 1011LP | LP |
| ? | France | Columbia 33 FCX 157 / 158LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Wozzeck are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1951 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1951, in US. One of them is Columbia Masterworks SL-118.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SL-118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP 6913 and XLP 6914. 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.
Wozzeck
1965 · 23 pressings
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, "A La Mémoire D'Un Ange" / Chamber Concerto For Violin / Piano And 13 Wind Instruments
1964 · 20 pressings
Kammerkonzert For Piano, Violin And 13 Wind Instruments / Symphonies For Wind Instruments
1965 · 17 pressings
Wozzeck
1967 · 16 pressings
Lyric Suite / Five Pieces, Opus 5 / Six Bagatelles, Opus 9
1961 · 14 pressings
Violin Concerto / Two Rhapsodies
1969 · 14 pressings
