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Franz LisztSonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ...

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Sonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ...

by Franz Liszt · 1963

24 pressings6 countriesRomanticSonataPianoClassical

Sonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ... was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 Sonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ...

8 pressings came out in 1963, 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.

UK

November 1963
Label and catalog number
Decca SXL 6076Decca SXL.6076
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-5981-4E C KT 1Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant

ZAL-5982-2E I KT 1Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant

ZAL.5981Matrix on label - side A

ZAL.5982Matrix on label - side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

November 1963
Label and catalog number
Decca LXT 6076Decca LXT 6076
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

ARL-5981-2ASide 1 (Stamped)

ARL-5982-2ASide 2 (Stamped)

Full details of this pressing

UK

1963
Label and catalog number
Decca SXL 6076Decca SXL.6076
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-5981-4Eside 1 stamped

ZAL-5982-2Eside 2 stamped

Full details of this pressing

UK

1963
Label and catalog number
Decca SXL 6076Decca SXL.6076
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-5982-5WRunout side A - machine stamped

ZAL-5982-4WRunout side B - machine stamped

Full details of this pressing

UK

1963
Label and catalog number
Decca SXL 6076Decca SXL.6076
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-5981-5WRunout side A - machine stamped - this variant

ZAL-5982-4WRunout side B - machine stamped - this variant

ZAL.5981Matrix on label - side A

ZAL.5982Matrix on label - side 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 24 vinyl pressings

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

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963UKDecca SXL 6076 / Decca SXL.6076First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963UKDecca SXL 6076 / Decca SXL.6076First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963UKDecca SXL 6076 / Decca SXL.6076First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963UKDecca SXL 6076 / Decca SXL.6076First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963New ZealandDecca LXTM 6076First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963UKDecca SXL 6076 / Decca SXL.6076First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963UKDecca LXT 6076 / Decca LXT 6076First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963UKDecca SXL 6076 / Decca SXL.6076First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1964JapanLondon Records SLC 1314LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964USLondon Records CS 6371LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964USLondon Records CM 9371 / London Records CM.9371LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973South KoreaDecca SXL 6076LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981USDecca STS 15552LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1982USLondon Records STS15552 / London Records STS 15552LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1993GermanyDecca 0096076 / Decca SXL 6076LP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyDecca SXL 6076 / Alto High-Fidelity 009 6076LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDecca SXL 21 079-BLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyDecca BLK 21 079LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?UKDecca SXL 6076LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKDecca 411 727-1LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKDecca 411 727-1LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6076LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6076LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?UKDecca SXL 6076LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. ASonata In B Minor (In One Movement)
  2. B1Liebestraum, No. 3
  3. B2Valse Oubliée, No. 1
  4. B3Gnomenreigen
  5. B4Berceuse

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ... are there?

24 vinyl pressings of Sonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ... are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 1993.

When was Sonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ... first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is Decca SXL 6076, released November 1963.

How do I tell if my copy of Sonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ... is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6076, LXT 6076, LXTM 6076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-5981-4E C KT 1 and ZAL-5982-2E I KT 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sonata In B Minor, Liebestraum, Valse Oubliée ... 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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