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Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta / Hungarian Sketches

by Béla Bartók · 1960

31 pressings10 countriesModernClassical

Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta

8 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 5 countries. 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.

US

1960
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

K2 RY0021-7S I B1Stamped in runout side A - variant #1

K2 RY0022-1S I B1Stamped in runout side B - variant #1

K2 RY0021-1S A1 IStamped in runout side A - variant #2

K2 RY0022-1S A1 IStamped in runout side B - variant #2

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2374
Format
LP, Mono · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

K2 RP0019-1S C1 ISide A stamped, var. 1

K2 RP0020-1S 1 B1Side B stamped, var. 1

K2 RP0019-1S A1 ISide A stamped, var. 2

K2 RP0020-1S A1 ISide B stamped, var. 2

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Roc
Runout / matrix

K2 RY0021-2S R A1Runout Side 1 [Stamped]

K2 RY0022-2S B1 RRunout Side 2 [Stamped]

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 31 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2374First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960FranceRCA 400.322First yearLPLP
1960GermanyRCA Victrola VICS 1160First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2374First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2374First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USA & CanadaRCA Victrola VICS-1620First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965FranceRCA Victor 400.672LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1966UKRCA Victrola VICS 1160LP, AlbumLP, Album
1966UKRCA Victrola VIC 1160 / RCA Victrola VIC.1160LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971SpainRCA Victrola VICS 1620 / Cultura Musical Victrola VICS 1620LPLP
1971USRCA Victrola VICS-1620LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972JapanRCA RGC-1022LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980JapanRCA Gold Seal RCL-1045LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981USRCA Gold Seal AGL1-4087LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1995USClassic Records LSC 2374 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2019USAnalogue Productions AAPC 2374 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, NumberedLP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRCA Victor LSC-2374LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?EuropeAlto High-Fidelity LSC-2374 / Alto High-Fidelity LSC 2374LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
?EuropeRCA Victrola VICS 1160LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Red Seal LSC-2374LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victrola VICS-1160LPLP
?GermanyRCA Victrola VICS 1160LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?New ZealandRCA Victrola VICS-1620LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKRCA Victrola VICS 1160LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USRCA Victor LSC-2374 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
?USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2374LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USClassic Records LSC 2374 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 237412", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited
?USClassic Records LSC-2374 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374LP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
?USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta
  2. Hungarian Sketches

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta are there?

31 vinyl pressings of Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1960 and 2019.

When was Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2374.

How do I tell if my copy of Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2374, LM-2374, 400.322, VICS 1160) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 RY0021-7S I B1 and K2 RY0022-1S I B1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta on vinyl worth?

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.

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