Vinyl pressings
by Anton Bruckner · 1963
Symphony No. 8 was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
W-2̶235A-2 STEREOSide A runout [etched]
W-2̶235B-2 STEREOSide B runout [etched]
W-2̶235C-2̶ C-3 STEREOSide C runout [etched]
W-2̶235D-2 STEREOSide D runout [etched]
W2235ASide 1
W2235BSide 2
W2235CSide 3
W2235DSide 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Westminster WST-235 / Westminster WST 235First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Westminster XWN-2235 / Westminster XWN 2235First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | CBS S 72 486/487LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1966 | Japan | Westminster SH 5218~9LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Recorded Music Circle CM 71-72 / Recorded Music Circle CM. 71LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Germany | Westminster WST 235 / Speakers Corner Records WST 235LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2003 | Germany | Westminster WST 235 / Speakers Corner Records WST 235LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Westminster C 30 A 441/442LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Westminster WST 235 / Westminster G-10562~3LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Westminster IWA-93183BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Westminster IWA-93183BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Westminster VIC-5201/2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Westminster WST 235LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Music Guild Records MS 6208LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 8 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Westminster WST-235, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WST-235, XWN-2235) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-2̶235A-2 STEREO and W-2̶235B-2 STEREO. 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.
