Vinyl pressings
by César Franck · 1968
Symphonic Works was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
A 4119/A ASide A, in the Runout [stamped]
A 4120/D BSide B, in the Runout [stamped]
SUA 10800 A 4119Side A, on Label
SUA 10800 A 4120Side B, on Label
E 969/D ASide A stamped
E 970/A BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 10800First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50800First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50800First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50800LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0213LP | LP |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 10 0213LP | LP |
| 1973 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50800LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50800LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50800LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA ST 50800LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Supraphon 86 307 KKLP | LP |
11 vinyl pressings of Symphonic Works are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1968 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Supraphon SUA 10800.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUA 10800, SUA ST 50800) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A 4119/A A and A 4120/D B. 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.
