Vinyl pressings
by Franz Schubert · 1965
String Quintet In C was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZAL-6663-1W N KT 1Runout side A - stamped
ZAL-6664-1W N KT 1Runout side B - stamped
ZAL-6663-1W U KT 1Side A earlier "U" stamper
ZAL-6664-1W B KT 1Side B earlier "B" stamper
ZAL-6663-2WRunout side A - stamped
ZAL-6664-1WRunout side B - stamped
ZAL.6663Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.6664Matrix on label - side B
ZAL-6663-1W S 1.1ARunout side A - stamped
ZAL-6664-1W S 1.1 QRunout side B - stamped
ZAL.6663 SXLA-6173Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.6664 SXLA 6173Matrix on label - side B
ZAL-6663-1WRunout side A - stamped
ZAL-6664-WRunout side B - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | New Zealand | Decca SXLM 6173First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Decca LXT 6173 / Decca LXT.6173First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Decca SXL 6173 / Decca SXL.6173LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Decca SXL 6173 / Decca SXL.6173LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | Australia | Decca SXL 6173 / Decca SXL.6173First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Decca SXL 6173 / Decca SXL.6173First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Decca SXL 6173 / Decca SXL.6173First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | London Records CS 6441LP | LP |
| 1966 | US | London Records CM 9441 / London Records CM.9441LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Decca SXL 6173LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | London Records STS 15386LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 21 106-B / Decca SXL 21106-BLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16600 / Ex Libris EL 16 600LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Switzerland | Ex Libris EL 16600 / Ex Libris EL 16 600LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 376 / Decca SDD 376LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of String Quintet In C are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Decca SXL 6173, released September 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6173, LXT 6173, SXLM 6173) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-6663-1W N KT 1 and ZAL-6664-1W N KT 1. 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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