Vinyl pressings
by Bruno Walter · 1960
Symphony No. 4 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.
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.
XXSM48583-3CRunout side A variant 1
XXSM48584-3FRunout side B variant 1
XXSM48583-3AE - IRunout side A variant 2
XXSM48584-3AD - IRunout side B variant 2
XXSM48583-2J BSide A runout, stamped
XXSM48584-2AASide B runout, stamped
XSM 48583Side A label
XSM 48584Side B label
AA01465 1L 1//420 VX
AA01465 2L 1//420 VV0
XXSM48583-3CSide 1 stamped
XXSM48584-3FSide 2 stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5439First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Japan | Columbia Masterworks RL-163First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Coronet KLC2730 / Coronet KLC 2730First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Philips ABL 3344First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Philips SABL 184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6113First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6113LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6113LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | CBS S 75 091LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | CBS 72091 / CBS 72.091LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS SCR 135.328 / CBS S 72091LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS 72091 / CBS SD S 72091LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS CBS 61211LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia Odyssey Y 32373LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia Odyssey Y 32373LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCL 1010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOCL-1072LP | LP |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 61211LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 23AC553LP | LP |
| 1979 | US | VOX/Turnabout THS 65169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | South Korea | CBS KJCL-5427(Y 32373)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Classic Records MS 6113 / Columbia Masterworks MS 6113LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1995 | US | Classic Records MS 6113 / Columbia Masterworks MS 611312", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 1996 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6113 / Classic Records MS 6113LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6113 / Classic Records MS 6113LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Columbia Masterworks 5.024LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLCS 2752LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLCS 2752 / Coronet KLCS-2752LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Odyssey Y 32373LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Philips A 01465 LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | CBS J-055 / Deutscher Schallplattenclub J-055LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS F-014 / Deutscher Schallplattenclub F-014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | CBS 72091 / CBS SD 72091LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony FCCA 735LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Columbia Masterworks XSM-48583 / Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. OS-233LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 15AC 1285LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AC 1819LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONC 10110LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 835 558 AYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS Classics 61211 / CBS Classics S 61211LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 4 are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1960 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6113.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6113, ABL 3344, SABL 184, ML 5439) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM48583-3C and XXSM48584-3F. 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.
