Vinyl pressings
by César Franck · 1957
Symphony In D Minor was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 3 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.
H2 RP2309-3S B2 RRunout side A
H2 RP2310-5S A1 RRunout side B
H2RP-2309side A label
H2RP-2310side B label
H2 RP2309-4S H ARunout side A
H2 RP2310-10S H ARunout side B
H2RP-2309Label side A
H2RP-2310Label side B
H2RP 2309 16S I B2Runout side A variant 1
H2 RP2310-11S I A2Runout side B variant 1
H2 RP2309-1S I B1Runout side A variant 2
H2 RP2310-2S I A2Runout side B variant 2
H2RP-2309-1ASide 1 on Label
H2RP-2310-1ASide 2 on Label
2E7RP3290- I S IA 1SIDE 1
2E7RP3291- I S IA 2SIDE 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Italy | RCA Italiana A12R 0279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2131 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2131First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2131 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2131First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | RCA Red Seal RB-16036First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2131 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2131First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | France | RCA Red Seal 640.509 / RCA Red Seal LSC-2131LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | Spain | RCA 3L16184LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Spain | RCA Victrola VIC 1034LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2131LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | RCA Red Seal SB-2009 / RCA Red Seal LSC-2131LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2131LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1034 / RCA Victrola VICS.1034LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1034 / RCA Victrola VICS 1034LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RGC-1042LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victrola VICS-1034 / RCA Victrola VICS 1034LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2131LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victrola Red Seal VIC-1034LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2131LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VIC 1034 EXLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA LM-2131 / RCA LM 2131LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victrola VICS 1034 EXLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 1034LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | RCA Victrola VICS 1034LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA VICS-1034LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2131 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2131LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1034LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA VICS-1034LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal VIC-1034LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
28 vinyl pressings of Symphony In D Minor are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Italy. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2131, released September 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2131, RB-16036, A12R 0279) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2 RP2309-3S B2 R and H2 RP2310-5S A1 R. 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.
