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Dmitri ShostakovichQuintet For Piano & Strings / Three Pieces For String Quartet (1914)

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Quintet For Piano & Strings / Three Pieces For String Quartet (1914)

by Dmitri Shostakovich · 1969

11 pressings7 countriesModernChamber MusicString EnsembleClassical

Quintet For Piano & Strings was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 Quintet For Piano & Strings

2 pressings came out in 1969, 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

May 1969
Label and catalog number
Melodiya/Angel SR-40085
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

SR1-40085-A1Runout A etched

SR2-40085-A1 #2Runout B etched

SR-1-40085Label A

SR-2-40085Label B

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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969CanadaMelodiya/Angel SR-40085First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1969USMelodiya/Angel SR-40085First yearLPLP
1970s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970GermanyMelodia-Eurodisc 80532 KKLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1972USSRМелодия Д-022667 / Мелодия Д-022668LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1972USSRМелодия Д-022667 / Мелодия Д-022668LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1974ItalyMelodiya / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065 - 95579LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1975UKMelodiya / His Master's Voice ASD 3072 / Melodiya / His Master's Voice ASD. 3072LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1976JapanVictor VIC-3045LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1977JapanVictor VIC-5095LPLP
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USMusical Heritage Society MHS 4321LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USMelodiya/Angel SR-40085LP, ReissueLP, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. Quintet For Piano And Strings, Op. 57
  2. Three Pieces For String Quartet (1914)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Quintet For Piano & Strings are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Quintet For Piano & Strings are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1980.

When was Quintet For Piano & Strings first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Melodiya/Angel SR-40085, released May 1969.

How do I tell if my copy of Quintet For Piano & Strings is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR-40085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR1-40085-A1 and SR2-40085-A1 #2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Quintet For Piano & Strings 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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