US
1960- Label and catalog number
- Columbia Masterworks MS 6214
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XXSM51674-1AA VIIIIIIIIISide 1, Stamped (VIIIIIIIII Etched)
XXSM51675-1AA D1Side 2, Stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Claude Debussy · 1960
Clair De Lune 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.
1 pressing came out in 1960, 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.
XXSM51674-1AA VIIIIIIIIISide 1, Stamped (VIIIIIIIII Etched)
XXSM51675-1AA D1Side 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 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5614LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5614LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5614LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | CBS Classics 61068LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLCS-2773 / Coronet KLCS 2773LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS Masterworks KLCS 2773 / CBS KLCS-2773LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KLCS-2773LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLC-2773 / CBS KLC 2773LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks ML 5614LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | CBS MS 6214LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks MS 6214LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Masterworks ML 5614LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
23 vinyl pressings of Clair De Lune are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6214.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM51674-1AA VIIIIIIIII and XXSM51675-1AA D1. 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.
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