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Claude DebussyImages For Orchestra (Complete)

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Images For Orchestra (Complete)

by Claude Debussy · 1960

12 pressings4 countriesImpressionistClassical

Images For Orchestra (Complete) 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 Images For Orchestra (Complete)

4 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 2 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
Columbia Masterworks MS 6097
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XXSM48280-1KSide A, Stamped

XXSM48281-1KSide B, Stamped

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US

1960
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6097
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XXSM48280-1D I-Aside A runout stamped

XXSM18281-1Eside B runout stamped

XSM 48280side A label

XSM 48281side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1960
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks MS 6097
Format
LP, Stereo · Hollywood pressing plant
Runout / matrix

XXSM48280-1AA HSide A runout

XXSM48281-1F ˙H|||Side B runout

XSM 48280Side A label

XSM 48281Side B label

Full details of this pressing

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

All 12 vinyl pressings

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

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960UKPhilips SABL 171 / Philips 835553AYFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960USColumbia Masterworks MS 6097First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960USColumbia Masterworks MS 6097First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1960USColumbia Masterworks MS 6097First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1965CanadaColumbia Masterworks MS 6097LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaColumbia Masterworks ML 5419LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsPhilips 835 554 AYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?NetherlandsPhilips 835 553 AYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?NetherlandsPhilips A 01456 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 5419LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia Masterworks ML 5419LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia MS 6097LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Rondes De Printemps (Images, No. 3)7:55
  2. A2Gigues (Images, No. 1)8:20
  3. Iberia (Images No. 2)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Images For Orchestra (Complete) are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Images For Orchestra (Complete) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1965.

When was Images For Orchestra (Complete) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK. One of them is Columbia Masterworks MS 6097.

How do I tell if my copy of Images For Orchestra (Complete) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 6097, SABL 171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XXSM48280-1K and XXSM48281-1K. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Images For Orchestra (Complete) 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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