Vinyl pressings
by Dmitri Shostakovich · 1959
Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.
J2 RP7360-5S HRunout side A complete
J2 RP7361-5S HRunout side B complete
J2RP-7360Matrix on side A label
J2RP-7361Matrix on side B label
J2RP-7360Label side A
J2RP-7361Label side B
J2 RY7362-3S Λ2 IRunout Side 1 [Stamped]
J2 RY7363-3S I B1Runout Side 2 [Stamped]
J2RY-7362Label Side 1
J2RY-7363Label Side 2
J2RY-7362Label side A
J2RY-7363Label side B
J2RP-7360Label side A
J2RP-7361Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Brazil | RCA Victor Sêlo Vermelho BRL-252First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2261First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2261 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2261First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana LM-2261First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2261First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2261First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2261First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | RCA 400.310 / RCA LM 2261LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | RCA 400.310 / RCA Victor 400.310LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victrola VIC 1280LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Victrola Camden Classics VCCS-1380LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victrola VICS-1380LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor SLS-2028LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victrola VICS-1380LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA 5045LP | LP |
| ? | UK | RCA CCV 5045LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victrola VICS-1380LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Brazil, Canada, Italy. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2261, released March 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2261, LSC-2261, BRL-252, LM 2261) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2 RP7360-5S H and J2 RP7361-5S H. 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.
7- я Симфония До Мажор, Соч. 60
1968 · 53 pressings
Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
1959 · 47 pressings
Symphony No. 5 In D, Op. 47
1964 · 39 pressings
Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
1958 · 34 pressings
Concerto For Cello In E Flat, Op. 107 / Symphony No. 1 In F Major, Op. 10
1960 · 34 pressings
Пятнадцатая Симфония Ля Мажор, Соч. 141
1968 · 30 pressings
